This is implying that free software is a 'gift'. It's not, it is an exchange. You gain the ability to use the library or program in exchange for releasing you

This is implying that free software is a 'gift'. It's not, it is an exchange. You gain the ability to use the library or program in exchange for releasing your changes and modifications. Well, unless it's MIT licensed, in which case you're kind of a sucker and it all but _is_ a gift to Big Tech.