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>> But eventually, at some point, GPL and Free Software should win because it's a better methodology and has merit. It certainly has merit. Whether it is "bett
by bruce511 2y ago
>> But eventually, at some point, GPL and Free Software should win because it's a better methodology and has merit.
It certainly has merit. Whether it is "better" than OSS depends on your context.
Right now it seems OSS is a better fit for more contexts. And so it is more popular and more widely used. Perhaps in the future that will change, but personally I thing it'll tend to swing the other way.
Lastly, I'll point out that "win" is an unnecessarily binary outcome. This isn't a case where one solution will ultimately eradicate the others.
Currently there is a continuum of software licenses, from commercial, through source-available, through cloud-host restricted, through OSS to Free to Public Domain. Each license fulfill needs specific to different contexts. They are all winning (and will continue to fo so.)