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> I just want people to use my stuff As a developer and end user I cannot use a lot of software because it's compiled into closed source stuff or in locked dow
by goodpoint 4y ago
> I just want people to use my stuff
As a developer and end user I cannot use a lot of software because it's compiled into closed source stuff or in locked down devices, thanks to MIT.
On top of that such software and devices are even spying on me. While I'm busy contributing to FOSS for free.
- Aeolun 4y agoYou feel like you have some inherent right to all the stuff that’s created by commercial entities? Making the code anything but MIT just means it’s not used at all, not that companies will suddenly start publishing their source code.
- pmontra 4y agoCounter examples to the "nobody use X because it's GPLed" argument: the Linux kernel, WordPress, MariaDB.
- ilyt 4y ago> You feel like you have some inherent right to all the stuff that’s created by commercial entities? The "commercial entities" built 99% on stuff that they got for free ? How about they keep their 1% of the stuff that was made wholly by them, but give back the 1% of the code they changed in 99% they took ?
- goodpoint 4y ago> You feel like you have some inherent right to all the stuff that’s created by commercial entities? No. But GPL at least gives me the ability not the be a cow to be milked and then butchered. > Making the code anything but MIT just means it’s not used at all, not that companies will suddenly start publishing their source code. If freeloaders don't use my software it's still better than nothing.