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> Imagine if BSD and Linux developers could cross-pollinate code Nothing in the GPL prevents you from making your own derivative. Anyone can take that derivati
by deafpolygon 4y ago
> Imagine if BSD and Linux developers could cross-pollinate code
Nothing in the GPL prevents you from making your own derivative. Anyone can take that derivative and make their own. What it prevents is forking and closing the source of the software. We wouldn't have code to cross-pollinate at this stage if it were not for the GPL.
- catiopatio 4y agoOf course we’d have code to cross-pollinate; an entire ecosystem of liberally licensed code exists. The GPL absolutely prevents you from making your own derivative unless you adopt the same coercive, viral license.
- sobkas 4y ago> Of course we’d have code to cross-pollinate; an entire ecosystem of liberally licensed code exists. > The GPL absolutely prevents you from making your own derivative unless you adopt the same coercive, viral license. And what incentive I have to allow everyone to create closed derivatives of my code and use them to take freedom away from their users(most likely including me). If they love closed code so much, they are free to hire as many developers that will write it for them. But it costs money while taking someone else code is cheap. I don't want to help people who want to enrich themselves on someone else work without giving anything back.