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Maybe the authors don't mind if their ideas get incorporated in other projects? Maybe they are more interested in spreading their ideas than owning them?
by adambyrtek 7y ago
Maybe the authors don't mind if their ideas get incorporated in other projects? Maybe they are more interested in spreading their ideas than owning them?
- deadbunny 7y agoExactly why I used the MIT license, even if it is on my ultimately non important stuff. I'd rather it was out there (potentially) being used by anyone that wants to for whatever purpose.
- fooblitzky 7y agoI'm not a lawyer, but my understanding of the GPL is that the purpose isn't to retain ownership, it's to use ownership (granted under copyright laws) to ensure that the ideas can continue to spread. The GPL doesn't prevent forks, it doesn't even prevent someone else profiting off the fork, it just requires that the fork can also be shared freely.