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Easy. If they don't use it, they're probably not interested. If they use it without giving back (or forward), they're probably free loading.
by thomasahle 10y ago
Easy. If they don't use it, they're probably not interested. If they use it without giving back (or forward), they're probably free loading.
- stcredzero 10y agoHow is that a problem? I take a book out of the library. (That institution is both about free as in speech and free as in beer.) If I become a huge fan, then I might buy the book for myself and start dressing up like the characters at conventions. If I'm not that into it, I return the book. If one puts something out there for "free" then one is not entitled to a return. It's the model which is broken, not the users!
- thomasahle 10y agoI was answering the second question, not whether free loading is an actual problem. The answer to that is of course up to the original author, who is entitled to use any license they like. Regarding your "peek and return" scenario, GPL actually lets you do that, and I wouldn't consider you an actual "user".
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