• whimsy@lemmy.zip
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    14 hours ago

    For whom? It restricts the “freedom” of corporate and capitalistic leeches who don’t contribute back to the commons

    • tux0r@snac.rosaelefanten.org
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      11 hours ago

      It forces everyone who wants to contribute anything to use the GPL as well.

      The freedom to just take my free code, fork it into a closed product and become rich with it is important to me, because my goal is to write good software that is useful for as many people as possible. Why wouldn’t I want my good software to make people’s lives better just because the entity that sells it does not contribute anything back? Honestly, there is a lack of value for me.