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Ask HN: Can I strip out the EULA from an open source project to use it?
There's an open source project on Github licensed under Apache 2.0.
Its EULA states that corporations must purchase a license to use it.
When executing the compiled binary of the app, the user is prompted to accept the EULA.
Disregarding the obvious moral implications of this (corp asked me to do this, I have no choice, unless it's not legal of course) - is it technically legal to fork the repo, replace the text file containing the EULA let's say with blanks, and recompile the app?
My thinking is yes, because Apache 2.0 grants permission to freely modify the source code; whereas the EULA becomes binding only at run time after it's accepted.
Thanks.