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Feelings and opinions about this behavior are mixed within the larger Feelings and opinions about this behavior are mixed within the larger
copyleft community. Some see it as a reasonable business model and others copyleft community. Some see it as a reasonable business model and others
renounce it as corrupt behavior. However, from the point of view of a GPL renounce it as corrupt behavior. Regardless, a GPL
violator, the most important issue is to determine the motivations of the violator should always immediately determine the motivations of the
enforcer. The COGEOs such as the FSF and Conservancy have made substantial enforcer via documented, verifiable facts. For example, COGEOs such as the FSF and Conservancy have made substantial
public commitments to enforce in a way that is uniform, transparent, and public commitments to enforce in a way that is uniform, transparent, and
publicly documented. Since these organizations are public charities, they publicly documented. Furthermore, since these specific organizations are
are accountable to the IRS and the public at large in their annual Form 990 public charities in the USA, they
filings, and everyone can examine their revenue models and scrutinize their are accountable to the IRS (and the public at large) in their annual Form 990
filings. Everyone may examine their revenue models and scrutinize their
work. work.
However, entities and individuals who do GPL enforcement centered primarily However, entities and individuals who do GPL enforcement centered primarily