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Re:What HashiCorp’s License Change Means for Spacelift Custo... by sneak on Friday August 11, 2023 @01:35PM (#37091436)
You don't need to "pay back" for a gift.

The problem is entitlement and thinking that anyone owes you anything after you have given software away to the world. It's no longer yours, there is no "back".

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Re:What HashiCorp’s License Change Means for Spacelift Custo... by redeeman on Friday August 11, 2023 @03:59PM (#37093264)
but its not a gift when its GPL, its distribution under certain terms, and to complain someone chooses GPL rather than BSD is not legit
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