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Live by MIT license, starve by MIT license. This is not the type of FOSS ecosystem that Stallman wanted to achieve; it's the ecosystem that big business wants:
by toyg 4y ago
Live by MIT license, starve by MIT license.
This is not the type of FOSS ecosystem that Stallman wanted to achieve; it's the ecosystem that big business wants: people work for free and profits multiply and accumulate at the top. That is what MIT licensing fosters. If you want a different world, use a different license model.
Unfortunately, the JS world is effectively built on freeloading, so any licensing restriction is seen as a capital sin against "the community" of temporarily-embarrassed-FAANGs. Meanwhile, actual FAANGs laugh all the way to the tax-haven-based bank, and the lone guy in Nebraska/Russia continues to starve.
- kalleboo 4y ago> temporarily-embarrassed-FAANGs This is fantastic, and it applies in so many other situations - I'm stealing this phrase (it's openly licensed, right?)
- matheusmoreira 4y agoCompletely agree. I think I'm going to start using the AGPLv3 for everything from now on. It's not like I'm making anything so critical as this core-js library but still. This old post's made a huge impression on me but it never really sank in until today: https://web.archive.org/web/20091210171517/https://zedshaw.com/blog/2009-07-13.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091210171517/https://zedshaw.c... > “Hey your software is awesome! Can I get it for free so I can use it at work and make money or please my boss? That’d rock! (for me).” > I want people to appreciate the work I’ve done and the value of what I’ve made. > Not pass on by waving “sucker” as they drive their fancy cars.