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Public story · 2026-03-10 · source-backed
Top HN story of the day. AI models trained on GPL-licensed code can legally produce functionally equivalent implementations that sidestep copyleft obligations. Deeply split debate between those who see this as the death of copyleft and those who argue copyleft was always about source code distribution. Fundamental tension as AI coding tools become mainstream. HN
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