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"If you distribute modified code, or offer it as a networked service, you must make the source available under the same terms. This is not a restriction on shar
by joshjob42 7mo ago
"If you distribute modified code, or offer it as a networked service, you must make the source available under the same terms. This is not a restriction on sharing. It is a condition placed on sharing: if you share, you must share in kind."
-- This is, on any plain reading, a restriction on sharing. "You can share only under these conditions" is plainly more restrictive than "sure do whatever you want". You can argue that it's a restriction that ultimately leads to more sharing overall. But it is a restriction on sharing in any given case of sharing nevertheless.
- zakki 7mo agoI guess because our freedom is not unlimited.
- duskdozer 7mo agoIt's just considering "sharing" or "freedom" out an extra step. "Total freedom" results in freedom for those who can protect it and no freedom for those who can't.
- dataflow 7mo agoYeah, he lost me there. It's like saying "if you share this you must give me a million dollars -- that's not a restriction, it's a condition!"