# “Rust’s freedom flaws”

**URL:** <https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/rust-s-freedom-flaws/11533>\
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**Created:** [December 23, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/rust-s-freedom-flaws/11533 "2019-12-23T23:42:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/rust-s-freedom-flaws/11533/37 "2019-12-29T20:17:45Z")

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> [@chrisd](#):
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> So there wasn't (to my reading) explicit permission, merely an agreed understanding of what the terms mean.

That's really thin ice upon which to tread. What happens if Mozilla decides to sell all assets to a "For-Profit" at some point (Yes, that CAN happen)? Let's say, I don't know, Oracle for example? Then what?

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