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byimpaledsunset ( 1337701 ) writes:
That's why I use real free and open source licenses, non abominations like the GPL. Making your software "free" and then fighting people using it with legal pressure, eh?
I put everything in the public domain, and I sleep well at night without having nightmares that someone might have violated my license.
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Making your software "free" and then fighting people using it with legal pressure, eh?
Given that the GPL puts no restrictions on *use* you obviously don't know what you're talking about.
byjim_v2000 ( 818799 ) writes:
If someone doesn't want to make the source for their project available, they can't do that with GPL'd code in the project. I'd call that a restriction.
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byWNight ( 23683 ) writes:
Wah. And if someone wants to make a project with Microsoft code instead of GPLed code - oh yeah, they can't because MS code isn't even visible, let alone available.
Besides, why would we care if they want to use free software but are unwilling to extend that benefit to others? That's the very definition of a complete fucking asshole. At that, let them pay for it.
Why do people (like you) keep posting these "But, then they can't horde the source" things as if giving assholes the ability to close source wasn't
byjim_v2000 ( 818799 ) writes:
Because I don't give two shits if someone closes or opens their source code. There's nothing magical about someone's source code that can't be reproduced by someone else.
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