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It depends on what you think is "the common good". Advocates for GPLv3 say that the common good includes ensuring that everyone has the ability to obtain and m
by sdegutis 7y ago
It depends on what you think is "the common good".
Advocates for GPLv3 say that the common good includes ensuring that everyone has the ability to obtain and modify the source code to everything they run.
However, others say this actually infringes upon the common good, because it artificially prevents technology from developing and being used, by placing too much importance on the role of technology (and the Perfect Software ™) in the quest for human happiness.
I strongly agree with the second group.
- KaoruAoiShiho 7y agoPrisoner's dilemma imo. The second group only wins out here because other options exists. If everyone was forced to share all software ala GPLv3 with literally no other alternatives then we would see even more and better software everywhere (maybe).
- sdegutis 7y ago1. That's a big "(maybe)". 2. The other option does already exist, and that can't be ignored or erased. 3. The second group wins out because most people clearly see that technology isn't the limiting factor in human happiness.
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