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Exactly. (A)GPL tried to balance this, in ways that still partially work. MIT software just throws its hands up and donates itself to evil megacorps in anger.
by pocksuppet 8mo ago
Exactly. (A)GPL tried to balance this, in ways that still partially work. MIT software just throws its hands up and donates itself to evil megacorps in anger.
If you believe in charity for ordinary people but not for evil megacorps, you'll put something in the license that evil megacorps don't like, or that forces them to work for the benefit of everyone by releasing their work that builds on yours.
You can't write "Amazon may not use this" and still be free as in freedom, but terms that force sharing seem to work.