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> Sharing some software for free is passive. Selecting a specific open source license and issuing releases and bug fixes is pretty far from “passive.” Passive

• vineyardmike 4y ago
  > Selecting a specific open source license Its a one-time action. Its "set and forget". That's pretty passive. Yes, you took a direct action, but its not an ongoing action. > issuing releases and bug fixes Again, after each fix, you're done. And to the original point, you're never committing to anything. To repeat my original point, a maintainer could die and the software would still be shared, and the companies that use it would have the exact same relationship they had prior.