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Q3. What are the company's thoughts about GPL (GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE)?

GPL(The GNU General Public License hereinafter referred to as "GPL") is a inevitable issue as to use Linux. GPL brings many benefits to development such as leaping improvement on efficiency of development etc. and by allowing access to the source code, verification of the software reliability can be also done. However, using GPL software might run the risk of an originally developed source code of the product being disclosed unexpectedly. In order to reduce this risk, we offer consulting services to give a guidance of appropriate usage of a GPL product and to minimize the risk of valuable data being disclosed. In concrete, we give advice on the most appropriate usage of the product by analyzing the dependence relations of symbolic links, including cross reference, module programs for GPL kernels, libraries, applications and implement systems.

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