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the GPL restricts the developer more and forbids restrictions on the user. Just saying it is more "restrictive" does not clarify that (and yes. If you dont kno
by josinalvo 12y ago
the GPL restricts the developer more and forbids restrictions on the user. Just saying it is more "restrictive" does not clarify that
(and yes. If you dont know if you want MIT or GPL, "dont worry about" V2 vs V3)
- Guvante 12y agoTrying to paint that line is a bit too politically minded for my tastes. From the perspective of choosing a license for your GitHub project, GPL is restricting the consumers of your project (other developers). Attempting to explain the purpose of those restrictions will just make this less clear.
- carapace 12y agoThe GPL is a political weapon, designed and built for a political purpose: to fight the venal and short-sighted policies of software producers (companies and developers.) The "purpose of those restrictions" is the whole and entire point of the GPL. If you don't explain (to users or developers) why the GPL restricts distribution of code and future changes the way it does, well, you might as well just not mention it at all.