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> you're doomed You're making a big stretch here. Sure, you can be left in the dust behind their proprietary fork, that's true: https://hypercritical.co/2013/0
by Expurple 1y ago
> you're doomed
You're making a big stretch here. Sure, you can be left in the dust behind their proprietary fork, that's true: https://hypercritical.co/2013/04/12/code-hard-or-go-home https://hypercritical.co/2013/04/12/code-hard-or-go-home
But your habitual workflow isn't "doomed". You can always fork and keep using the same open version of the project that you've always used. If the project is popular enough, there's usually a community that keeps maintaining that fork.
That's the deal that you get. Free software was never about "free upgrades forever". It's about the freedom to fork.
- phkahler 1y ago>> Free software was never about "free upgrades forever". It's about the freedom to fork. I never noticed the word "fork" in the GPL. You may want to reread it, as I think you missed the point.
- Expurple 1y agoAre you seriously trying to imply that the GPL isn't largely about granting you the freedom to fork? Sure, it's also about forcing the copyleft responsibility on you. But come on... That's not even relevant if you don't fork or otherwise depend on the project in the first place