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You've been very diligent in replying to the detractors in this thread, but I have yet to see any compelling examples. You say that there are plenty of example

You've been very diligent in replying to the detractors in this thread, but I have yet to see any compelling examples. You say that there are plenty of examples of copyleft projects being overtaken by proprietary versions that then create network effects that end up being worse for the end user because the original project was copyleft. You further assert that if the original project had been permissively licensed, this wouldn't have happened. I'm unaware of this ever happening. Can you list a few of the examples you had in mind?

throwawayqqq11 1y ago
You could even argue the other way. Proprietary market leaders are not cash cowy enough for the next generation of CEOs, get enshittified, FOSS slowly takes over.
Expurple 1y ago
> I have yet to see any compelling examples. This thread has eventually changed my own stance on permissive licenses. Now I think that LGPL/MPL have the best survival characteristics: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44657017 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44657017 > Can you list a few of the examples you had in mind? As I think about it, I see that I wrote "plenty of examples" mechanically (pulled it out of my ass). Sorry :) That entire argument of mine is stupid because it hinges on the ability to see alternative universes: > if the original project had been permissively licensed, this wouldn't have happened I could pull any unpopular GPL project as an "example" (that would be more popular with a permissive license because "trust me, bro"). But that's a bad argument.