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Article: We need more of Richard Stallman, not less (ploum.net)
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I want to start a discussion of MIT vs GPL and see what you all think

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[–] frankpsy@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

He has his problems but I'm particularly concerned about the "GPL2/3 or later" clauses in a lot of GPL-released software and how the absence of his leadership might compromise it. I'm sure a lot of corporations would like to see a good chunk of GPL'd software end up under an MIT-style license.