> Why would you let someone make a closed source version of your open source video editor? GPLv3 is a lot more restrictive than GPLv2 which is already restrict

> Why would you let someone make a closed source version of your open source video editor? GPLv3 is a lot more restrictive than GPLv2 which is already restrictive. Honestly, if had a GPLvX software and some guy came to me asking for a different license with the agreement that he would support it commercially I would be 100% ok with that (especially if he would agree to push bug fixes back to me - it would be a win-win for everyone). How would that be any different than hiring a consultant to configure/support it in house? If you are using GPL software privately then you don't have to release the changes or the source. The only difference being is that if a whole company supported the one product they could have multiple people to work on it.