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While surely better than Google or Ubuntu, the new license can still be non-proprietary but highly controversial.
by cm3 10y ago
While surely better than Google or Ubuntu, the new license can still be non-proprietary but highly controversial.
- cyphar 10y agoIf that happened, people could fork the projects immediately and continue under the old licenses. Sure, the FSF would be able to distribute code in an unfriendly license, but the community backlash would be so bad they wouldn't even consider doing that.