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A license designed to be politically neutral? The GPL variants are the antithesis of politically neutral.
by drdexebtjl 3mo ago
A license designed to be politically neutral?
The GPL variants are the antithesis of politically neutral.
- Ferret7446 3mo agoOnly insofar as political neutrality is interpreted by the modern polarized political factions as a political stance. The GPL "tolerates" conflicting political opinions, which used to be closer to the norm and thus not political.
- lenkite 3mo agoThe GPL mandates that if you modify and distribute GPL licensed software, your derivative work must also be free and open-source. This ensures code cannot be made proprietary. Other than that, there is no expectation of political stance. Only in the current ultra-modern age, has politically neutral devolved to meaning that you must agree with me on 99.99%.