retiolus to [email protected]English • 1 year agoWhy do all these companies developing privatised software use the word "Open"? Real question.message-square68fedilinkarrow-up1396arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1388arrow-down1message-squareWhy do all these companies developing privatised software use the word "Open"? Real question.retiolus to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square68fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-21 year agoWho argues about copyleft and libre? The FSF and Stallman are clear about libre meaning the same as free. MIT is just as free/libre as GPL, but copyleft is the logical choice when you value user freedom.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoI mean I have seen many comments over the years in favour of MIT over GPL because ‘it gives more freedom’ without the restrictions imposed by GPL’s copyleft. This is just anecdotal so maybe not many have that view.
Who argues about copyleft and libre? The FSF and Stallman are clear about libre meaning the same as free.
MIT is just as free/libre as GPL, but copyleft is the logical choice when you value user freedom.
I mean I have seen many comments over the years in favour of MIT over GPL because ‘it gives more freedom’ without the restrictions imposed by GPL’s copyleft. This is just anecdotal so maybe not many have that view.