Microsoft open sources parts of Minecraft: Java Edition

Re:Microsoft open sources parts of Minecraft: Java Edition by another-cuppa on Sunday October 07, 2018 @07:54AM (#18160122)

GPL draconian? How do people misunderstand it so? The GPL is there so that your contribution will actually benefit society in the long term.

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Re:Microsoft open sources parts of Minecraft: Java Edition by dragonwriter on Sunday October 07, 2018 @07:24PM (#18163171)

You are confusing purpose (what GPL intends to accomplish) with methods (how the GPL attempts to accomplish it's purpose); “draconian” described the latter and your description of the former does not, even if true, contradict it.

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Re:Microsoft open sources parts of Minecraft: Java Edition by Qub3d on Monday October 08, 2018 @11:33AM (#18168351)

My guess is Notch, like many developers, was put off by the "viral" licensing [0] of the GPL.

[0]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_license

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Re:Microsoft open sources parts of Minecraft: Java Edition by koffiezet on Thursday October 11, 2018 @08:38AM (#18192964)

One of the things GPL does is take away many of the developer's rights. It's a protection for code, not for it's creators - and the latter is what most licenses try to protect.

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