[kwlug-disc] Permissive vs copyleft licenses

[Doug Moen]

On Wed, Dec 9, 2020, at 11:39 AM, Bob Jonkman wrote:
> Considering that the GPL exists to 
> protect the freedom of *people* using software, and they're abandoning 
> the GPL, ...

The problem is that the GPL doesn't exist to protect the freedom of people *developing* software. And since software licences are chosen by software developers, it maybe isn't too surprising that 2/3 of projects choose a permissive licence that prioritizes the developer's own freedom over user freedom.

As it says in the article, "The world has changed – and code freedom is being overtaken by developer freedom."

> 
> --Bob.
> 
> 
> On 2020-12-08 9:54 p.m., Jason Eckert wrote:
> > It definitely looks like permissive licenses have really become the
> > standard for most projects over this past decade - here's one more project
> > that decided to switch from GPL to the Apache license as a result (citing
> > their rationale):
> > https://terminusdb.com/blog/2020/12/08/we-love-gplv3-but-are-switching-license-to-apache-2-0-terminusdb/
> > 
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