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It is not at all subtle. If Minix was free, Linus may never Have written Linux at all. It cost $50 (as I recall). Linus hated that. The first Linux license was
by LeFantome 2y ago
It is not at all subtle. If Minix was free, Linus may never Have written Linux at all. It cost $50 (as I recall). Linus hated that.
The first Linux license was that you could not charge for Linux. As it grew in popularity, people wanted to be able to charge for media (to cover their costs). So, Linus switched to the GPL which kept the code free but allowed charging for distribution.