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Why do those licenses matter? Because of the community they created. Nobody would care about the GPL if it was only used for the FSF’s software.
by mikeash 7y ago
Why do those licenses matter? Because of the community they created. Nobody would care about the GPL if it was only used for the FSF’s software.
- flukus 7y ago> Because of the community they created Why does the community they created matter? Because they produce more software.
- mikeash 7y agoRight, the foundation produces community, and the community produces software. RMS’s role is almost entirely about leading that community, not producing that software.