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I'm very grateful the GPL exists, but I don't like the viral clause of the GPL. I find people sometimes aren't able to use GPLed code in their projects which de
by err4nt 11y ago
I'm very grateful the GPL exists, but I don't like the viral clause of the GPL. I find people sometimes aren't able to use GPLed code in their projects which defeats my purpose for putting it under an open licence in the first place.
Lately I just release stuff under MIT which says you're free to do anything but remove the copyright notice, or sue me because you used my code. Other than that it's free for nearly any purpose.
- belorn 11y agoIts good that you have defined a purpose for why you release code. When I see people share a photo on a flikr, a video on youtube, or a song on a band/indy website they also have a purpose for that. Often it is not to allow companies to use it in their proprietary products or incorporate it into commercials, but sometimes they do allow it. Its their choice to decide how viral and restrictives they are when sharing to the public, even if they can't dictate how entitled the recipient will feel towards the conditions. The goal of the license is thus to define what the author will accept and what they don't. The more authors that actually make an aware choice, the better the result is.