The submission is related to the recent discussion at: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17343864 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17343864, but I believ

The submission is related to the recent discussion at: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17343864 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17343864, but I believe it's actually a very interesting article on its own, with some important and rarely seen arguments vs. the typical "to GPL or not to GPL" discussion. As well as some interesting historical perspective on evolution of the particular software project, and the man behind it.