Comment by overfeed
18 hours ago
> To clarify, GPL is not a free as in "free gift", but it is free as in "freedom
To clarify further: "freedom" for the end user, and not the developer leveraging GPL code in their software product.
18 hours ago
> To clarify, GPL is not a free as in "free gift", but it is free as in "freedom
To clarify further: "freedom" for the end user, and not the developer leveraging GPL code in their software product.
Absolutely not. GPL is freedom for the authors. The end users have conditions they must meet to use the software. Those conditions are restrictions. That is precisely the opposite of freedom for end users.
To anticipate objections, the conditions keep the software "free for everyone", which is true. But that's still explicitly freedom for the authors. The conditions preemptively eliminate end users who would otherwise find the software valuable. Because it is not freedom for end users.