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Not really. I much prefer the GPL, since I think copyleft is (at least partly) what has made Linux the massive success it is, and I think a copyleft licence for
by tga_d 13y ago
Not really. I much prefer the GPL, since I think copyleft is (at least partly) what has made Linux the massive success it is, and I think a copyleft licence for a display server would similarly be better. But in this situation, I have to support Wayland over Mir. The reason largely being that Wayland vs. Mir actually gives credence to the argument that Linux can't succeed on the desktop because of fragmentation. Normally in response to that argument, I'd say it's not that big of a deal, and that things like different package managers and desktop environments keep a healthy level of competition, while still having a great amount of cooperation. But when it comes to display servers, we're talking about something that requires driver support, which is already one of (if not the) top problems on GNU/Linux. Forcing the small teams that deal with Linux graphics driver development to choose between using their already limited time to support the general standard or what the most popular distro uses is a horrible decision.
- Bustard 13y agoAlso, MIR is using CLA, which sucks.