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You see it as "restrictions" because you must be a developer. GPL licenses mainly benefit the user of the software, and for the user these are not restrictions
by knocte 6y ago
You see it as "restrictions" because you must be a developer.
GPL licenses mainly benefit the user of the software, and for the user these are not restrictions but rights (e.g. the right to see the source).
- DetroitThrow 6y agoGPL licenses greatly benefit contributors as well! Not only does that mean improvements are required to be introduced into the public domain for other contributors to build upon further, but it also allows contributors to take their own direction with an (open) fork. Much of the benefits the user has here is also what benefits good contributors ironically, in contrast to licenses like SSPL which restrict contributors from freely and openly diverging (and perhaps competing with for the benefit of users) from a proprietor.
- rimliu 6y agoHow does seeing source helps someone who is not a developer?
- anoncake 6y agoFree software is not about seeing the source code.
- diffeomorphism 6y agoSame way free speech helps someone who is not a journalist or right to repair helps someone who is not a mechanic. If there is some free software I like, but it is is missing a feature I want, I can pay anyone to make these changes for me. If the software is proprietary, I can try asking the owners. They say no. The end.