Software developers are also end users. In fact I'd say this is one of the largest practical benefits for developers when it comes to GPL. If a developer rele

Software developers are also end users. In fact I'd say this is one of the largest practical benefits for developers when it comes to GPL. If a developer releases their code under GPL and someone else improves upon it, they as end users will recieve the source code to those improvements with which they can improve their original code or simply adopt the improved version.