Re:We Picked AGPL
by baggy_trough on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @01:49PM
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"freedom to steal"?
MIT/BSD and similar ones.
Re:We Picked AGPL
by baggy_trough on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @01:50PM
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I don't know what you mean.
BSD/MIT allows you to take code without any obligation to contribute back.
Re:We Picked AGPL
by baggy_trough on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @01:55PM
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Using code that is freely given is not in any sense stealing.
Only if you think taking the work of others and profiting from it without contributing anything back is fine.
The people who did the work obviously think it's fine, otherwise they wouldn't have licensed it under such a permissive licence.
Certainly. MIT/BSD more or less says: steal away (but retain this license notice). In some cases that's desirable.
Re:We Picked AGPL
by baggy_trough on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @03:24PM
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Is it stealing if somebody gives you a present and you accept it?
Re:We Picked AGPL
by bigstrat2003 on Thursday August 15, 2024 @06:26PM
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I am not going to debate whether it's "fine", but it's certainly not stealing. If I make someone a beautiful necklace and they sell it in an auction, I might wish they hadn't done that with my gift - but they haven't stolen anything either.
Re:We Picked AGPL
by saul-paterson on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @04:24PM
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Steal from the users of the software, yes. It's not about developers, it was never really about developers if we're talking copyleft licenses.
Many developers don’t like to have their freedom to steal to be restricted by such strong terms as those imposed by the AGPL. And that’s a good thing for you, my fellow maintainers. It’s also a great thing for you, dear end-users.