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Some people release software under a permissive license, people use it according to the terms of that license, and they get mad about it. It’s unreal. If they

• nope1000 2y ago
  > If they want specific behaviours, they should put them in the license But that's exactly the point of the article, isn't it?
• evanjrowley 2y ago
  >people use it according to the terms of that license, and they get mad about it Whenever permissively licensed software is used, is it acceptable to have an expectation that one should be able to use it against the business that originally created it?
  • ensignavenger 2y ago
    Yes, that is part of what open source software is.
  • Zambyte 2y ago
    If by "use it against the business" you mean "compete with in a proprietary fashion", yes absolutely. As I said in my parent comment, that is the reason permissive licenses exist in the first place. There is no reason to choose a permissive license unless this is the behavior that you desire. If that is not the behavior that you want, you should stop choosing permissive licenses and instead choose a license that aligns with your desires. If by "use it against the business" you mean in the literal sense, such as using it to access the businesses systems without authorization, using it to harass company employees, etc. then no, it doesn't really matter if they made the software or not.