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Most of people who contribute to open source software are not motivated by copyright. I think without copyright we would still have our software, just would hav
by korantu 5y ago
Most of people who contribute to open source software are not motivated by copyright. I think without copyright we would still have our software, just would have way bigger share of open source software in the world, as well as nastier copy-protection mechanisms. And more services that are online only.
- heavyset_go 5y ago> Most of people who contribute to open source software are not motivated by copyright. I disagree. License choice is deliberate, and many open source licenses are chosen for the strict stipulations they put on users and developers, like mandatory attribution and terms of distribution or reproduction. I release some software under the GPL and AGPL. I don't want anyone to use my software that doesn't intend to abide by the terms it was released under. If I wanted to release software with less stipulations, then I would, and I have.
- zarzavat 5y agoYou are in a minority though. Most open source I see is BSD or MIT.
- heavyset_go 5y agoBoth licenses have mandatory attribution clauses, which is one of the stipulations I mentioned, along with mandatory inclusion of copyright notice and license. BSD in particular has specifics about advertising and distributing other files, as well.