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Actually, the GPL makes total sense for end-user software. In fact, lots of people argue that it makes the most sense for downstream software since it protects
by quadrangle 12y ago
Actually, the GPL makes total sense for end-user software. In fact, lots of people argue that it makes the most sense for downstream software since it protects user freedom and won't be used in a way where compatibility is an issue. But you're right it makes sense for the OS too. I guess the GPL just makes sense, period.
- tracker1 12y agoMaybe it's just a matter of a complex system, vs something more simple... a JS module can be used much more broadly as MIT/BSD/ISC than with GPL... and for the most part, because JS is typically open (though obfuscated as an artifact of minification)... where something like a complete application, or OS would have a greater desire for those safeguards... A client library to an application, less so.