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Not him, but I can see a few good reasons. GPL is rather limiting in how you can use the code. A large company (e.g. Apple) won't let something gpl be used hea
by euank 13y ago
Not him, but I can see a few good reasons.
GPL is rather limiting in how you can use the code. A large company (e.g. Apple) won't let something gpl be used heavily internally if they can help it since they won't be able to apply patches or modify it without releasing these changes ... this obligation adds significant legal burden and, furthermore, releasing the changes could reveal private details about the companies internals.
I don't think that the commentor's reason is a good one, but I can understand the viewpoint; GPLv3 is quite limiting for some uses.
- chrj 13y agoAs long as it's only used and distributed internally, I don't believe the GPL has a problem with them modifying it without disclosing their changes. That's my understanding.
- indeyets 13y agonot really. they won't be able to publish product which incorporates GPL library without releasing this product under compatible license. they can use and patch GPL product internally as long as they want.