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> People using the software for free may still decide to contribute code. This is not a one-sided relationship here. If the contributor is not allowed to do so
by pritambaral 7y ago
> People using the software for free may still decide to contribute code. This is not a one-sided relationship here.
If the contributor is not allowed to do something with their work that the receiver is allowed to, is that not one-sided?
- bradrydzewski 7y agoOne-sided would imply that only one party benefits. You clearly benefit from being able to use and improve software, for free, for practically any purpose.
- pritambaral 7y ago> You clearly benefit from ... The benefit you speak of is available to both parties. The benefit I speak of is available to only one. In Open Source, every party gets all the benefits, all the time.