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Ah, good catch on the typo. I meant the opposite of that, but so many edits messed it up. I get the idea that copyleft gives people the freedom to see the code
by pauldix 8y ago
Ah, good catch on the typo. I meant the opposite of that, but so many edits messed it up.
I get the idea that copyleft gives people the freedom to see the code and modify, but the limitations it imposes for using that code in derivative works is what makes me think it's a utopian ideal.
- efaref 8y agoThe limitations it imposes are the price.
- cyphar 8y ago> I get the idea that copyleft gives people the freedom to see the code and modify, but the limitations it imposes for using that code in derivative works is what makes me think it's a utopian ideal. The problem is you can't get the benefits without the cost. And all of the derivative works problems are political -- the issue is that companies don't want to (or can't for various reasons) give you their changes. Personally I view this as antisocial and shortsighted behaviour (when a company fails, the work in their fork is lost). Though to be honest, most proprietary changes aren't very good. The GPL is just one more (political) hiccup that gives an incentive for companies to contribute upstream -- in addition to general out-of-tree problems.