alt Hacker News> That's opposite because copyleft is ultimately about user freedom not developers freedom.
Yeah, the whole idea of GPL is to restrict developers from doing certain things, because it would be harmful to users
> That's opposite because copyleft is ultimately about user freedom not developers freedom.
Yeah, the whole idea of GPL is to restrict developers from doing certain things, because it would be harmful to users
Freedom given to people without agency that you can control is not true freedom.
It's a protection racket. The moment they produce anything of value, it is taken from them and given to those who don't deserve it.
The GPL is so Soviet-coded that, if anything, I want to know how the corporate commissars convinced all of these zealots to release their code under permissive licenses to begin with.
In 1999, I wouldn't have considered it possible.