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> You just gave another false dichotomy.

No, I didn't. Notice how I used words like "might", implying that the scenario I described is but one of many plausible scenarios.

Certainly corporations contribute code to BSD-licensed projects. But equally certain is the fact that some corporations contribute code to GPL-licensed projects when they otherwise would have kept their code to themselves if they weren't legally compelled to open it.



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