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> IMO a permissive license is better and easier for the developer and the GPL is better for the end user. A permissive license is only better and easier for de
by josephcsible 4y ago
> IMO a permissive license is better and easier for the developer and the GPL is better for the end user.
A permissive license is only better and easier for developers of proprietary software. The GPL is better for developers of free software and for end users.
- nescioquid 4y agoI agree, though I think there's an irony in the mutual incompatibility of many FOSS licenses. For instance, try making a GPL project that depends on a data file licensed under Creative Commons. One's best bet in such a situation is to ask the rights holder to release to you under a compatible license, but people (and institutions) are generally reluctant to do so. Two permissive licenses, one headache for the FOSS dev.