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Probably true. I'd bet it's also unlikely that someone so new to free software will attract many collaborators. So they'll be likely to own the copyright anyw
by pseut 13y ago
Probably true. I'd bet it's also unlikely that someone so new to free software will attract many collaborators. So they'll be likely to own the copyright anyway (for at least the vast majority of the project) and can relicense it later.
But, yes, if they're hell bent on not learning about the differences between the licenses, they probably don't want the GPL.
- steveklabnik 13y agoThat's a big probably. I could just as easily say that people would probably be surprised that someone could not contribute back. After all, it's sharing code!
- pbiggar 13y agoI think I don't know what you mean? Why wouldn't someone be able to contribute back?
- steveklabnik 13y agoSorry, I meant "weren't required to contribute back."
- pbiggar 13y agoAh. I've never had a problem in practice. My personal view is that I should optimize for people getting involved. If it gets so successful that a company wants to use it without contributing back, its a nice problem to have (and it doesn't particularly bother me). I know you have a lot more in OSS than I. Has this affected you much? Would love to hear any experiences - it seems you're sour on it and there might be a story there?
- steveklabnik 13y agoI'm planning on writing a blog post, but the tl;dr is that I'm not sure it's sustainable, because there's a whole lot of take, and very little give.