Non-copyleft licenses are shortsighted, they ignore what happens after. The code may be open at the moment it’s being shared, but it won’t stay open in the future if you don’t plan for it. That’s what copyleft does.
I find it fascinating that some people’s definition of freedom is so narrow as to completely ignore consequences. It’s like saying “I’m more free than the average person because unlike them I can step out this window and fly for 2 seconds”. Great, but then what?
The code doesn’t disappear just because a company uses it privately.
I don’t want to dox myself so I’ll stay vague but I work for a non profit tied to an educational campus and we don’t touch anything that is copy left because of the headache it causes. The vetting process just never ends and it’s the equivalent of constantly walking on eggshells.
Non-copyleft licenses are shortsighted, they ignore what happens after. The code may be open at the moment it’s being shared, but it won’t stay open in the future if you don’t plan for it. That’s what copyleft does.
I find it fascinating that some people’s definition of freedom is so narrow as to completely ignore consequences. It’s like saying “I’m more free than the average person because unlike them I can step out this window and fly for 2 seconds”. Great, but then what?
The code doesn’t disappear just because a company uses it privately.
I don’t want to dox myself so I’ll stay vague but I work for a non profit tied to an educational campus and we don’t touch anything that is copy left because of the headache it causes. The vetting process just never ends and it’s the equivalent of constantly walking on eggshells.