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Re:We Love GPLv3, but Are Switching License to Apache 2.0 by xenadu02 on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @08:51PM (#25354398)
If by "involve everyone" you mean "ignore the many many companies that said the current GPLv3 is a non-starter and will entirely end our involvement" then sure.

They decided to pick an ideological bone on purpose. That's fine, it's their right. But it was a deliberate decision knowing the consequences.

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Re:We Love GPLv3, but Are Switching License to Apache 2.0 by gcblkjaidfj on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @09:00PM (#25354465)
FSF picked the bone that needed to be picked. Well, they should have addressed tainted linux kernel firsts... but oh well.

It is ironic (and sad) how people here campaigning against GPLv3 are all happy and warm when they realize they can download the driver and kernel sources for their modem, phone, rPI or whatever device.

But then if someone want to even suggest the same thing for digital products, then, no, it's the end of the world.

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