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In most cases, if I've written some open source code I would rather see someone exploit it for profit than see someone prevented from using it because they can'
by guscost 12y ago
In most cases, if I've written some open source code I would rather see someone exploit it for profit than see someone prevented from using it because they can't meet the license terms. I don't claim to speak for anyone else but that is the logic.
- johnsmith32 12y agoI support your idea, start a school of philosophy on this? Crowdsourced capitalism?
- guscost 12y agoThat sounds like a lot of work, and I'm sure a lot of folks have expressed or at least agree with the sentiment. But I'll consider writing about it in more detail.
- mveety 12y agoYeah, I totally agree with you on that front. The GPL (especially version 3) really stifles the ability for others to use your code. I license everything BSD so that what I do can help others. Plus the GPL is HUGE and I can't be bothered to read it all. I know, though, that I don't agree with the viral licensing shit that it does and have read those parts.