Re:Why Open Source misses the point of Free Software
by clarry on Thursday March 20, 2014 @02:46PM
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Permissive licenses give freedoms for techies and users equally. If it's free for one, it's free for the other.
Less permissive licenses, and the GPL in particular, restrict both users and techies.
Users can be subject to oppression, monetization and lock-in if they are willing. But it is their choice. And if they so want, they can grab that free code and hire a developer to "oppress, monetize, and lock-in" the other guy. If he is willing to be oppressed.
Less permissive licenses, and the GPL in particular, restrict both users and techies.
Users can be subject to oppression, monetization and lock-in if they are willing. But it is their choice. And if they so want, they can grab that free code and hire a developer to "oppress, monetize, and lock-in" the other guy. If he is willing to be oppressed.