als@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 26 天前FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugsthenewstack.ioexternal-linkmessage-square114fedilinkarrow-up1841arrow-down16cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showfoss@lemmy.worldpulse_of_truth@infosec.pubfoss@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1835arrow-down1external-linkFFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugsthenewstack.ioals@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 26 天前message-square114fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showfoss@lemmy.worldpulse_of_truth@infosec.pubfoss@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 天前Nothing was stolen. The authors choose to give it away, for free, with no strings. That’s not theft. No one forced them to choose that license, and no one forced anyone to contribute to that project.
minus-square0x0@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·24 天前 with no strings. I wouldn’t call the L/GPL “no strings”.
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-224 天前True. I should have been more specific. No strings in that there should be no expectation of receiving anything in return.
Nothing was stolen. The authors choose to give it away, for free, with no strings. That’s not theft.
No one forced them to choose that license, and no one forced anyone to contribute to that project.
I wouldn’t call the L/GPL “no strings”.
True. I should have been more specific. No strings in that there should be no expectation of receiving anything in return.