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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Is the FOSS world in danger of a corporate takeover, thanks to pushover licenses? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I ask this because I think of the recent switch of Ubuntu to the Rust recode of the GNU core utils, which use an MIT license. There are many Rust recodes of GPL software that re-license it as a pushover MIT or Apache licenses. I worry these relicensing efforts this will significantly harm the FOSS ecosystem. Is this reason to start worrying or is it not that bad?

IMO, if the FOSS world makes something public, with extensive liberties, then the only thing that should be asked in return is that people preserve these liberties, like the GPL successfully enforces. These pushover licenses preserve nothing.

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[–] jmbreuer@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also on that topic, very interesting read:

https://lemmy.world/post/38825320

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[–] SMillerNL@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Why are they pushover licenses? Because they don’t force people to contribute back? Because a lot of companies aren’t doing that for GPL licensed software either.

Also not really sure how this would allow a takeover, because control of the project is not related to the license.

[–] zaki_ft@lemmings.world -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You should look into the origins of OS X and CellOS.

Your pathetic rhetoric actively contributes to making people richer than you even richer.

Stop selling yourself out just because it's easy.

[–] Oinks@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Funny you say that because OS X shipped (and probably still ships) plenty of copyleft licensed software such as Bash. The Linux kernel is used in Android and ChromeOS.

If you want to stop corporations from profiting off your work, putting a GPL on it isn't gonna do it. In fact no free software license will do it, because by definition they allow anyone to use and ship your software.

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