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Re:Uutils: an attempt at writing cross-platform CLI utilitie... by josephcsible on Monday December 06, 2021 @08:28AM (#29459445)
MIT is a turnoff for potential contributors, not for users. A lot of people don't want to see their work that was done without compensation end up in some company's proprietary fork.
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Re:Uutils: an attempt at writing cross-platform CLI utilitie... by GhettoComputers on Monday December 06, 2021 @12:21PM (#29462619)
Is it much better that they just credit them in some obscure notes nobody reads?
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Re:Uutils: an attempt at writing cross-platform CLI utilitie... by josephcsible on Monday December 06, 2021 @12:32PM (#29462789)
The major issue is that the companies don't want to, in CC terms, "share alike". Attribution is a lesser concern.
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Re:Uutils: an attempt at writing cross-platform CLI utilitie... by GhettoComputers on Monday December 06, 2021 @12:42PM (#29462945)
Wouldn't you run into the same problem with a company that runs linux computers and never contributes back?
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