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I would have assumed the opposite is true. Do you have any data to back that up?
by numbsafari 5mo ago
I would have assumed the opposite is true. Do you have any data to back that up?
- pessimizer 5mo agoYou would assume that there is more proprietary code available to read on the internet than GPL code? Do you have any rationale for that assumption? Basically all GPL code is available on the web and there is a vast amount of it. I barely see any current non-FOSS code on the internet, although I think it would be fair to count the big projects who have been using pseudo-OSS licenses lately as proprietary. Wouldn't a safer assumption be a ratio of 10:1 or 100:1 for lines of GPL vs. lines of "shared source?"
- numbsafari 5mo agoAre you aware of non-GPL FOSS licenses?
- type0 5mo ago> Basically all GPL code is available on the web Basically true if you add "to paying customers", there's no obligation to publish it otherwise. You can even sell your GPL software on DVD if you like.