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I don't think going closed source is the solution to fight against others leeching off your work. The solution is more stringent GPL-style licenses that are mor
by ajnin 7y ago
I don't think going closed source is the solution to fight against others leeching off your work. The solution is more stringent GPL-style licenses that are more protective of the open-source community.
Overall BSD-style licenses are not protective enough for the open source community, in fact they open it up to predatory behavior by selfish entities with large commercial interests and which don't care about giving back to the community. BSD gives the most freedom to the developers (that includes companies making private use of the code), while GPL gives the most freedom to the user of the software (who can then chose to become a developer). BSD code is often higher in popularity but there's a reason for that. I think GPL is the better choice overall.