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>I like free software and open source because of freedom. The MIT license is less free than GPL in the sense that as a user of MIT software I don't get to see
by tpxl 6y ago
>I like free software and open source because of freedom.
The MIT license is less free than GPL in the sense that as a user of MIT software I don't get to see the source, modify, and distribute it, whereas with the GPL I can.
The MIT license is more free in the sense that as a developer I don't have to give those freedoms to my users.
It's perfectly fine to prefer developer freedoms over user freedoms, but be aware of both of them.
- Seb-C 6y agoAs far as I understand the licences, this is not true. You can do all of that with the MIT licence, but you are not forced to release everything that uses it at MIT.