Re:You use more open source software than you think
by cellularmitosis on Thursday June 10, 2021 @01:59AM
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The GPL does create a network effect, but in a way which ends up excluding large chunks or ecosystems from professional developers.
Back when I was just a Linux hobbyist, I loved the GPL. Then I got a job as a proprietary software developer. Now, GPL just means "stuff I can't use at work".
I would love to try and convince my boss and coworkers to implement a project in Scheme. But because the majority of the packages for most Scheme implementations are GPL'ed, it's a non-starter.
So Scheme (and lots of other pockets of FOSS) shall remain a weekends-only pipe dream :(
Back when I was just a Linux hobbyist, I loved the GPL. Then I got a job as a proprietary software developer. Now, GPL just means "stuff I can't use at work".
I would love to try and convince my boss and coworkers to implement a project in Scheme. But because the majority of the packages for most Scheme implementations are GPL'ed, it's a non-starter.
So Scheme (and lots of other pockets of FOSS) shall remain a weekends-only pipe dream :(