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Re:We Love GPLv3, but Are Switching License to Apache 2.0 by pmoriarty on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @03:36PM (#25350996)
"The problem with using a permissive license such as Apache is, anyone can fork the project exclusively under xGPLv3. If that fork becomes more popular, there's no way for the Apache-licensed upstream to merge any patches from the xGPLv3d fork back in."

If the GPL fork becomes more popular then one of the main arguments for not having a GPL license falls apart.

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