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They're describing libraries. By 'Linux', I'm assuming that you're referring to the OS distributions and not the kernel on it's own. And please drop the pejorat
by sbuk 4y ago
They're describing libraries. By 'Linux', I'm assuming that you're referring to the OS distributions and not the kernel on it's own. And please drop the pejoratives.
- ninjin 4y agoThere is seemingly a movement or line of thought that blames the success of “big tech” on permissive licenses. You do not see it as much on Hacker News, but it certainly has spread across IRC and many other forums. What is even odder is that a subset of it uses alt-right terminology to refer to both permissive licenses and their proponents. It is all very weird to experience as someone that entered the FLOSS community in the early 00s. Not to mention having had a personal conversation with rms bemoaning the license schisms and him explicitly expressing gratitude for the BSDs contributing to the larger FLOSS movement.
- sbuk 4y agoI'm beginning to see and hear it more from younger folks--mainly free-speach absolutists. It is indeed a worrying development.