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Can you give an example? E.g., the MIT license wasn’t motivated by collaborative considerations, but it was mostly about the effectiveness and practicality of
by jotaen 11mo ago
Can you give an example?
E.g., the MIT license wasn’t motivated by collaborative considerations, but it was mostly about the effectiveness and practicality of software distribution.
- 1718627440 11mo agoThe Linux kernel definitely has the interest to force people to upstream modifications. GCC rejected the idea of converting itself as a library to force vendors to upstream their changes.
- evanelias 11mo agoIf something is "forced", it is inherently not an "invitation". Additionally, GPL and derivatives focus on sharing code with users, which isn't necessarily the same thing as collaborating with the project's creators upstream. It depends entirely on how and where the software is used.
- 1718627440 11mo agoNot in that sense of the word "forced". You can of course maintain your own kernel fork, it is just a lot of work.