Re:VLC for iOS Pulled from the App Store
by rimantas on Saturday January 08, 2011 @03:52PM
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I hate to say it, but this is why I have a big problem with
the GPL.
Why do you hate it? It's OK, I am disliking GPL (maybe not GPL itself, but the politics around it) more and more.
My take is: GPL was created when a lot was different. The main product was source code, the main users were programmers/admins. The bulk of the source was for tools/infrastructure.
Now we have millions of users who could not care less about source code and modifying it. All they want is to get an app and use it, period. GPL does not fit well into this scenario, IMHO.
My take is: GPL was created when a lot was different. The main product was source code, the main users were programmers/admins. The bulk of the source was for tools/infrastructure.
Now we have millions of users who could not care less about source code and modifying it. All they want is to get an app and use it, period. GPL does not fit well into this scenario, IMHO.