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Software Vendors Dump Open Source, Go For the Cash Grab (tech.slashdot.org)
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[–] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Companies change licences, sometimes for bad, sometimes for good. Nothing new.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I think it's usually for the worse, but I don't have statistics. Do you have some examples of companies switching to a more open license?

[–] lud@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Microsoft has been open sourcing quite a lot recently. Does that count?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

Sure! I'd like to see a little more diversity than one org though...

[–] thfi@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 7 months ago

Qt (the one used by KDE) has progressed not only through a number of owners (Trolltech, Digia, Nokia, …), but also licenses such as the QPL to be triple-licensed under GPL, LGPL, and commercial for most of its components.