VM (Vicky) BrasseurOct 16, 2023

IF your product is available under an #OpenSource license and some other company uses it to create a more compelling product offering than your own,

THEN the problem is **not** the license or open source, it's that your company is failing at doing #business as well as your competitor is.

Show threadOgogon !!! Oct 16, 2023
@vmbrasseur If my program is distributed under the GPL license, then neither it nor its elements may be used to create any products that are distributed as part of a business relationship. If we are talking about another open and free product, then no one will object.
Show threadKevin P. FlemingOct 16, 2023
@ogogon @vmbrasseur Sorry, that statement is false. It is completely acceptable to use GPL-licensed software in a commercial product offering and even to charge for providing copies of the software.
Show threadVM (Vicky) Brasseur
@kevin @ogogon Not only acceptable, it's encouraged.
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