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Sure, but all you have to do to avoid this nightmare use the GPL. So since this encourages people to contribute their code back to the community (by releasing i
by catern 12y ago
Sure, but all you have to do to avoid this nightmare use the GPL. So since this encourages people to contribute their code back to the community (by releasing it under the GPL or a GPL-compatible license), I think it's a good thing.
- nly 12y agoNice in theory, but many commercial shops will just use BSD instead. And that's fine.
- awda 12y agoThey are welcome to license kernel contributions under dual BSD/GPL ;-).
- poolpool 12y agoIt doesn't encourage. It forces. Which could be another nightmare.
- elipsey 12y agoYes, if you use gpl'd code for free, the license forces you to share the improvements you make. That's the whole point of the GPL. No one forces you to use gpl'd code; if you don't like it, go write your own code.