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The licensing game is really awful imo. It should be that releasing your code on github = fair game. Licenses are seriously hindering development. You either ta
by baby 5y ago
The licensing game is really awful imo. It should be that releasing your code on github = fair game. Licenses are seriously hindering development. You either take part in open source or you don’t. I get anxious every time someone asks me to add a license to one of my project because I don’t know which license to use and wonder if it’ll prevent some people from using the software down the line. Once I tried writing my own license that basically said: I don’t care, do whatever. Yet someone complained with “yet another license”.
- dylan604 5y agoyeah, no. Licensing is really awful, yes. "You either take part in open source or you don’t." I disagree. You can allow your software to be used and post the source code, but it is yours so you get some say in your intentions. Forking is what you're looking for. However, once you fork it, you still owe credit to those that did the heavy lifting before making whatever tweak it is you made and want to call it your own. There's nothing wrong with the original developers getting credit for the work they did. There's nothing wrong with the original devs willing to let other people use their work as long as it is used in the same spirit it was provided (FOSS). That also does not mean the original devs are wrong for wanting evilCorps that want to use their freesoftware to be included/distributed in their packages they sell and profit from to be restrictive.