Re:Open source means surrendering your monopoly over commerc...
by zokier on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @10:12AM
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> Could you articulate which differences you feel are relevant please?
(Not OP)
To me the main difference is that in 80s the main way of consuming software was by having it distributed to you, which then can trigger GPL copyleft clauses. These days it is more and more common to consume software as a service, where GPL copyleft is not triggered because the software itself is never distributed.
(Not OP)
To me the main difference is that in 80s the main way of consuming software was by having it distributed to you, which then can trigger GPL copyleft clauses. These days it is more and more common to consume software as a service, where GPL copyleft is not triggered because the software itself is never distributed.