Re:Software licensing and my opposition to copyleft
by feanaro on Friday October 30, 2020 @05:10AM
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I respect BurntSushi's stance and I think it is a valid one. However, the disapproval of the use of copyright as a hack against itself is ideological in nature and is therefore somewhat contrary to deep practicality.
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Re:Software licensing and my opposition to copyleft
by burntsushi on Friday October 30, 2020 @05:14AM
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But, I also explained why the hack (in this case, copyleft) is, in practice, contrary to my goal of sharing my code with others. So it's not just ideological.
Re:Software licensing and my opposition to copyleft
by feanaro on Friday October 30, 2020 @05:22AM
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True. However, I'm delineating here between the disapproval of the use of copyleft as a mechanism and your personal (and practical) preference to use something else that suits your needs better.
In essence, I think copyleft has its place and its existence is not in opposition with the notion that ideas cannot be owned, but I do see how it doesn't play out well for you practically.