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This is how it appears to me also. I suspect by 'free', GNU licenses aren't really referring to user-freedom more so source-code-freedom. It all depends on th

This is how it appears to me also. I suspect by 'free', GNU licenses aren't really referring to user-freedom more so source-code-freedom. It all depends on the developer's objectives, no doubt.

cannam 4y ago
Source-code freedom is user freedom. It's effectively a sort of guarantee. The additional freedom that BSD licences provide is freedom for developers to do what they like, not anything to do with users. (The biggest practical advantage of a BSD licence for most developers is that if you use one when publishing your code while you work for a company, you yourself will still be able to reuse that code after you leave.)
- bentley 4y ago
  Developers are users.
  - account42 4y ago
    Which is why it makes sense for developers to license their code under licenses that guarantee user freedoms - so that they themselves can benefit.