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Does GPL v3 Alienate Developers?

Posted by Zonk on from the get-thee-hence dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Via Wired, a blog post in which BMC Software's Whurley and Google's Greg Stein agree that the GPL v3 is currently on a path that will alienate developers. Stein has an interesting theory called 'license pressure' which is similar to 'pricing pressure'. 'Due to pressure from developers, all software is moving towards permissive licensing" translation, the GPL and developers are moving in opposite directions ... Developers care about the licenses on the software they use and incorporate into their projects, they like permissive licenses, and they will increasingly demand permissive licenses.'"

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  1. Nobody HAS TO use GPLv3 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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  2. Re:Exactly that's why! by burnin1965 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    For most developers, protections against corporate profiteering preserve their personal ability to profit from their labor.

    Well said. I swear the entire "Intellectual Property" movement is about the suits who cant do turning those who can into serfs. The internet has made marketing and distribution possible even for the smallest of organizations. But when you can't compete because the corporations own all your ideas then you have no choice but to work under them. "Intellectual Property" owners are the Robber Barons of the 21st century.