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Re:Uutils: an attempt at writing cross-platform CLI utilitie... by woodruffw on Monday December 06, 2021 @12:34AM (#29456511)
Again, not interested in arguing the actual ethics of the licenses. But I think most people would consider a license that allows modification without demanding redistribution to be more individually permissive than one that requires redistribution. Companies love MIT and it’s ilk, because it’s more permissive of their (arguably poor) behavior.
Re:Uutils: an attempt at writing cross-platform CLI utilitie... by josephcsible on Monday December 06, 2021 @08:32AM (#29459491)
It's more permissive, true, but it's not more free. As an analogy, consider that taking away people's permission to own slaves didn't make society less free.
Re:Uutils: an attempt at writing cross-platform CLI utilitie... by TuringTest on Monday December 06, 2021 @07:26AM (#29458877)
The fact that you need to add a specifier for that 'individually' permissive says everything about the difference in the licenses' goals.