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i would argue that GPL is more about "contributing to humanity" then BSD just because it forces someone to contribute back and thus enforce more "contributions"
by delano 14y ago
i would argue that GPL is more about "contributing to humanity" then BSD just because it forces someone to contribute back and thus enforce more "contributions" to humanity
In theory yes, but it's like telling people that they should attend Sunday prayer service. That's like, your opinion man.
In any case, once software is out there, it's out there. Maybe one fork or another makes some closed progress but it's only a matter of time before an open source equivalent comes along.
Has there ever been any closed-source software that's important to humanity but doesn't have an open source equivalent?
- buster 14y agoIt is frequently said that Linux doesn't have photoshop, autocad, pro/engineer and whatever else there is for expensive professional software.
- delano 14y agoHey Gimp isn't so bad. But either way, you're right. Is there anything close to an opensource equivalent of Logic? Absolutely not. But great closed-source software doesn't preclude a great opensource equivalent. It may not be available right now but there's nothing stopping someone or some group from making it available in the near future.
- justincormack 14y agoLinux has plenty of expensive professional software in fields like rendering for film and so on where it is a real platform. People who use Photoshop just like Macs so the Linux market is not very viable right now.