fossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoWhy Mark Zuckerberg wants to redefine open source so badlywww.zdnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1502arrow-down112
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minus-squareairglow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-26 days agoThat’s incorrect. GPL licenses are open source. The GPL does not restrict anyone from selling or distributing GPL-licensed software as a component of an aggregate software distribution. For example, all Linux distributions contain GPL-licensed software, as the Linux kernel is GPLv2.
That’s incorrect. GPL licenses are open source.
The GPL does not restrict anyone from selling or distributing GPL-licensed software as a component of an aggregate software distribution. For example, all Linux distributions contain GPL-licensed software, as the Linux kernel is GPLv2.