atmur@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoSeeing big companies take advantage of BSD or MIT licensed projects without sharing their contributions will always pain me.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1680arrow-down117
arrow-up1663arrow-down1imageSeeing big companies take advantage of BSD or MIT licensed projects without sharing their contributions will always pain me.lemmy.worldatmur@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareSuzune@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-21 month agoSo it’s an argument against restrictive licenses? The more freedom the better? I mean Unix in this case had a too restrictive license?
minus-squareRichard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoWhat? GPL does not restrict freedom, it ensures its continued existence.
minus-squarebss03@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoIt’s an argument against a license that permits relicensing under a more restrictive license. (E.g. BSD)
So it’s an argument against restrictive licenses? The more freedom the better? I mean Unix in this case had a too restrictive license?
What? GPL does not restrict freedom, it ensures its continued existence.
It’s an argument against a license that permits relicensing under a more restrictive license. (E.g. BSD)