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Linux uses GPL, it kind-of forces the tit-for-tat relationship.

• adamson 7y ago
  Sure, but in this case e.g. GPL vs BSD is only marginally relevant (any modification needs to be GPL in the GPL case) to the particular case of selling OSS software as SaaS since either license lets you package and sell the bare software.
  • Drdrdrq 7y ago
    This is exactly it. GPL worked in the past, but if we take a look at Android (which is based on Linux) we can see that it failed to protect users' freedoms completely.
    • AnaniasAnanas 7y ago
      Something that GPLv3 would have prevented.
      • klipt 7y ago
        Then Android would probably have just based off BSD like iOS did.