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I don't know if the situation is really that complex. The GPL and it's code base exist to push the world towards the correct state of being. That feeling of wa

I don't know if the situation is really that complex. The GPL and it's code base exist to push the world towards the correct state of being. That feeling of wanting to use a GPL library, but not being able to open source your code feels awful, I know, but that feeling is there to get you to ask "Why cant I open source my code?" not "Why is the GPL restricting me?"

profquail 14y ago
I've released all of my open-source code -- with the exception of one project (LGPL, because it was a direct port of another LGPL'd library) -- under permissive licenses like Apache 2.0 or modified BSD. What I really dislike about that feeling you describe is when I think of a good project I'd like to build, but which would require the use of a GPL'd library -- therefore requiring me to license my code under the GPL. Every time that's come up, I've just opted not to create the project; in my mind, I just can't justify writing open-source code that's "free" instead of free.
pyre 14y ago
| The GPL and it's code base exist to push | the world towards the correct state of | being. Whose 'correct state of being?' Would you accept the 'correct state of being' that a jihadist believes in?
stcredzero 14y ago
> The GPL and it's code base exist to push the world towards the correct state of being. You mean a particular point of view on "The correct state of being." What if I don't necessarily agree. Am I not free because my POV is not "correct?"