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BSD/Apache-like licenses are getting most of the traction, because of GPL "viral" issues, e.g. you can not ship GPLv3 Ghostscript with your product, even being
by faragon 9y ago
BSD/Apache-like licenses are getting most of the traction, because of GPL "viral" issues, e.g. you can not ship GPLv3 Ghostscript with your product, even being "free", as it is not redistributable (the option is to tell the customer that Ghostscript is a "pre-requisite"). Although I have to recognize that 20 years ago I was more idealist than now, I'm not against the GPL, but against using the GPL not for freedom or sharing back modifications, but as a maquivelic vendor lock-in (e.g. spending $$$ in legal advice and some times not being 100% sure if using something is safe or not because of contradictory things).