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Re:“I wish I could have licensed the Id source code releases... by insulanus on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @11:42AM (#27750042)
> Effectively, you're just restricting the business models of your users. It has worked for some projects (Linux above all)

I think you are understating how crucial a license like the GPL was in Linux getting to where we are today. It was essential.

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Re:“I wish I could have licensed the Id source code releases... by yeahforsureman on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @12:09PM (#27750400)
I agree and thought that was well-conveyed, but guess not.
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