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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

Theory vs Practice, BSD vs GPL.

In theory, using BSD means companies give back. They don't.

In practice, using GPL means companies must give back. They do.

There's exceptions to both rules (i.e Onyx or Netflix) but those are undeniably the exception rather than the rule. This is supported by the progress made with copyleft licenses.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 years ago

capitalism is evil, copyleft just reinforces it