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I have not seen "GPL hatred" from academic circles; in my time in academia, I did not hear anyone disparage the GPL. In fact, I don't think most academics had a

by scott_s 12y ago

I have not seen "GPL hatred" from academic circles; in my time in academia, I did not hear anyone disparage the GPL. In fact, I don't think most academics had a deep understanding of the difference between open source licenses. That luxury is possible when you're not running a business. I do, however, associate GPL resistance (not "hatred") from for-profit businesses.

Radim 12y ago
Fair point. "Hatred" is too strong a word. Confusion about "why on earth would somebody NOT want to give away their software for free, for any use whatsoever?" is better. (Hey, it works for them!)