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See Linux as a counter-point to this argument. If your software is good enough, has enough grass-roots support from developers, and has a good/large community
by mordocai 11y ago
See Linux as a counter-point to this argument.
If your software is good enough, has enough grass-roots support from developers, and has a good/large community around it then companies will bit the bullet and use it despite it being GPL.
- Aldo_MX 11y agoThe kernel? Because I've yet to see a Linux distro that doesn't work better with non-GPL parts (ex. Proprietary Drivers).
- mordocai 11y agoOnly for hardware. Typically for wireless and video drivers. If you use an Intel video card and Intel wireless (the former of which you can only do if you don't care for intensive 3D apps) then you can get away with no OS level proprietary software. Pretty easy to do if your only use of the machine is development work. Once you get into gaming you have to pile a ton of proprietary software (OS and otherwise) if you want to play anything recent.
- baddox 11y agoAn example of a GPL project that companies do touch is not a counterpoint to the argument that lots of companies refuse to touch lots of GPL code.
- pessimizer 11y agoAn example of a GPL project that most companies do touch is a counterpoint to the argument that the GPL prevents companies from using software. That lots of companies refuse to touch GPL code is not an argument for the proposition that "the GPL reduces the amount of quality (software) in the world."