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But the existing version under the permissive license already exists, and everyone can keep using it or even fork it. The only way a change to a more restricti

by mkl 3y ago

But the existing version under the permissive license already exists, and everyone can keep using it or even fork it. The only way a change to a more restrictive license could work is if there were really compelling features only available in that version.

planede 3y ago
Well, the author mostly complains about lack of funding for maintaining the library, making bug fixes and adding new features. So I think that's OK?
- pierat 3y ago
  In the end, it's not the individuals who are greedy to the extreme. Instead, it's the companies that are pathologically greedy to the point of killing off what they need to survive. These companies could throw $10k or more at their FLOSS constituents to thank them. And more most of the companies we're talking here, is a rounding error of a rounding error. But, most don't cause there is no 'need' to. Why build a community when you can just use people up?
  - Dalewyn 3y ago
    An accountant once told me that you don't get paid unless you send out invoices. Businesses aren't going to pay unless they are mandated to, because why would they otherwise?
  - worrycue 3y ago
    Tragedy of the commons.
newaccount74 3y ago
Even that won't be guaranteed to work. Bash is forever stuck on an ancient version on macOS, because Apple doesn't want to touch GPLv3 code. At some point they switched to zsh for the default shell.
- bombolo 3y ago
  That's entirely apple's fault.
- planede 3y ago
  Works for whom? I don't think the authors of bash care.
regularfry 3y ago
The really compelling feature will come along, and it'll be to take advantage of the acceleration capability of a new instruction set or CPU that doesn't exist yet. He could quite happily say "4.0 will be GPL or email-for-commercial-terms" safe in the knowledge that such an update will be needed. Unfortunately it sounds like it's about 5 years too late for him.

by mkl 3y ago

planede 3y ago

Well, the author mostly complains about lack of funding for maintaining the library, making bug fixes and adding new features. So I think that's OK?

pierat 3y ago
In the end, it's not the individuals who are greedy to the extreme. Instead, it's the companies that are pathologically greedy to the point of killing off what they need to survive. These companies could throw $10k or more at their FLOSS constituents to thank them. And more most of the companies we're talking here, is a rounding error of a rounding error. But, most don't cause there is no 'need' to. Why build a community when you can just use people up?
- Dalewyn 3y ago
  An accountant once told me that you don't get paid unless you send out invoices. Businesses aren't going to pay unless they are mandated to, because why would they otherwise?
- worrycue 3y ago
  Tragedy of the commons.

newaccount74 3y ago

Even that won't be guaranteed to work. Bash is forever stuck on an ancient version on macOS, because Apple doesn't want to touch GPLv3 code. At some point they switched to zsh for the default shell.

bombolo 3y ago
That's entirely apple's fault.
planede 3y ago
Works for whom? I don't think the authors of bash care.

regularfry 3y ago

The really compelling feature will come along, and it'll be to take advantage of the acceleration capability of a new instruction set or CPU that doesn't exist yet. He could quite happily say "4.0 will be GPL or email-for-commercial-terms" safe in the knowledge that such an update will be needed. Unfortunately it sounds like it's about 5 years too late for him.