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		marshray on Jan 4, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Android SDK is now proprietary Somewhere long ago someone raised the point that the GPL doesn't actually give you the right to use the covered software. Is it conceivable that a company could offer source via GPL yet demand a separate license for the right to use it?

andyzweb on Jan 4, 2013 [–]

Section 2 of the GPLv3

>This License explicitly affirms your unlimited permission to run the unmodified Program.

it also protects your freedom to modify and run modified versions of the software

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