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I agree that GPL is good for some things, but not every thing. Linux would probably not be as good as it is without GPL. On the other hand if I have to open up
by ythn 10y ago
I agree that GPL is good for some things, but not every thing. Linux would probably not be as good as it is without GPL. On the other hand if I have to open up my entire product just because I want to use one utility function in a GPL'd library, heck no I'm not doing that. I'll gladly use GPL'd code with linking exceptions. It's only fair - if I improve the GPL'd code I have to release the improvements. But why should I have to release my entire unrelated code base? Seems unreasonable.
- simion314 10y agoExactly, slavery is bad for some(probably most people) but is good for the slave owners(until for some reasons the slave gets sold into slavery and he will change his mind). The point is GPL is always good for users and is bad for developers that want to control the users, I understand that you don't want to open your code because you need to make money to live but even if you are a developer that must write non free code you should understand that users not having the freedoms is bad and hope that we as a society can find a solution to this issue(say you have a goal for your software and when you reach your goal the source becomes GPL)
- ythn 10y agoJust wondering if this philosophy extends to all aspects of life (not just software). For example, should restaurants make all of their dishes free as in freedom (providing a copy of the recipe?) Should all companies make all of their products free as in freedom?