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LLVM is an example that this black-and-white view of the world does not generalize.
by Joky 8y ago
LLVM is an example that this black-and-white view of the world does not generalize.
- antt 8y agoLLVM only exists because companies can't steal from gcc. The second gcc disappears LLVM will be forked a dozen times with no one seeing any source code again.
- Joky 8y agoCan you clarify what is this claim based on? I have been working on LLVM for years and this is absolutely not the dynamic in LLVM...
- robocat 8y agoContext for anyone who wants to understand what parent is referencing: http://llvm.org/foundation/relicensing/ http://llvm.org/foundation/relicensing/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18699228 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18699228
- Joky 8y agoActually, I was trying to address "The Copyleft licenses work around that and make cooperation between of adversaries possible" to show that a more "BSD-like" license like LLVM have many "adversaries" collaborating: researchers, enthusiasts, and otherwise competing companies. This is a rebuttal to "It would be another BSD with not many commercial players contributing to. BSD-ish licenses mean free labor for companies, but are problematic for cooperation". https://www.wired.com/2013/07/apple-google-llvm/ https://www.wired.com/2013/07/apple-google-llvm/