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...if the Linux kernel was under GPLv3 though, that wouldn't be as easy for them. I haven't quite grokked why Linus decided GPLv3 was bad, but he strikes me as
by EdwardDiego 6y ago
...if the Linux kernel was under GPLv3 though, that wouldn't be as easy for them.
I haven't quite grokked why Linus decided GPLv3 was bad, but he strikes me as a pragmatist vs. the FSF idealists.
- pieter_mj 6y agoAs far as I understood (maybe it was/is on groklaw.net somewhere), Linus didn't care as much about the users. His main concern is the developers, so he doesn't mind the users being tivoized out of their ability to run adapted code.
- GoblinSlayer 6y agoNot so long ago GPLv2 was anathema for corporations, but now they love it due to linux. What's left now is to gradually roll out GPLv3. It's embrace and extend tactics of sorts.
- lupire 6y agoCorporations love GPLv2 because they get free code, not because of Linux.
- lupire 6y agoLinus cares about his users (GPLv2). RMS cares about all the users (GPLv3). Linux just wants anyone who changes the code to contribute back. He doesn't care how they exploit the software he gives them.