Re:How Wine Works 101
by andrepd on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @07:05AM
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Yes, because their business profited from that. It's an example in favour of GPL licenses: the interests of the public and of a for-profit venture aligned to produce value for both.
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So capitalism functioned how it should, and a company wasn't a greedy douchebag. Still seems commendable to me. They had a choice. Their choice was to do what most companies do, and ignore barely-enforceable licensing; or to give back. They chose the better route.
Is Valve still just a company with profit as its main motive? Yeah, that's the point. But it can do helpful things as a side-effect.