But wouldn't that be like some company using gpl licensed code to host a code generator for something? At least in a legal interpretation. Or is that different?
And why would that be different or allowed? Sure, you get all the code you want, GPL licensed.
Everybody is trying to have their cake and eat it, too, by license laundering.
Heck, money laundering means you at least lose some of the money.
I mean, is the case you're making that you can run a SaaS business on GPL-derived code without fulfilling GPL obligations because you're not distributing a binary?