Experiments · Negative results

GPLv2 source versus install rights

Setup and what was tested: experiment card.

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Numbers.

Two named clauses: GPLv2 §3 (source with object) versus GPLv3 §6 (installation information). No corpus count; this is a document tree, not a sample statistic.

Outcome.

Fail for treating GPLv2 distribution as user install rights. Copyright analogue; may not transfer to model weights. See W-10.

Key findings

Curated summaries extracted from the line's findings ledger. Bug fixes, superseded runs, and process detail are in the full ledger on GitHub.

  • GPLv2 source-with-object can stay green under tivoization; GPLv3 §6 is the later install handle. Analogue only.