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That's where copyleft (GPL-style) is better than BSD-style. Competitors can copy your product, but you can copy back. You presumably have some first-mover advan
by SAI_Peregrinus 9y ago
That's where copyleft (GPL-style) is better than BSD-style. Competitors can copy your product, but you can copy back. You presumably have some first-mover advantage in an existing userbase, so you can improve your product and retain those users + gain more. If you went with a BSD license and the competitor stayed closed you'd be up the creek.
- criddell 9y agoThat's how it's supposed to work, but what are you going to do when a start up on the other side of the planet takes your GPL code to build something great but doesn't share their changes?