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I feel like a massive counterexample here is embedded. Hardware companies tend to laugh at maintenance (it's expensive and extends the life of their products, s
by ColonelPhantom 1y ago
I feel like a massive counterexample here is embedded. Hardware companies tend to laugh at maintenance (it's expensive and extends the life of their products, so you don't have to give them money as often). If Linux was not GPL, many embedded platforms like routers or smartphones would not have kernel code available.
- Expurple 1y agoThat's a good counterexample! If you don't need to maintain the code, then a proprietary fork has no maintenance cost and will be preferred. I guess, the atricle still stands where you need to maintain the code.