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[–] AnanasMarko 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That may be true, but there is (usually) also an upside. Any fixes and modifications must be shared back. Thank you copyleft licenses. Thank you GPL.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

“must” is a strong word here, and the conditions which trigger “must” are amazingly narrow.

The GPL is not as fearsome as people make it out to be, and I wish it was. It’s a very capitalist license, and there are ways around its provisions.