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Why an MIT-license? The Linux project flourished because the GPL license forced upstream improvements right? I'm not sure that the MIT-license would have had t
by gitgud 7y ago
Why an MIT-license? The Linux project flourished because the GPL license forced upstream improvements right?
I'm not sure that the MIT-license would have had the same impact on an opensource OS...
- bluejekyll 7y agoI think that’s a very strong statement that Linux “flourished because of GPL”, there are plenty examples of large successful OSS projects that use more lenient licenses. It would probably be more accurate to discuss the people involved, the structure of governance of Linux, and the fact that GNU was mature enough to be the basis for a new OS.
- pjmlp 7y agoMost likely not, but the reality is that in a couple of years GPL software might be relatively irrelevant in the FOSS world and we are back to shareware, public domain, demo licenses and such.