.:\dGh/:.Dec 9

So, libxml2 developer fed up with the lack of commitment from Google, Red Hat and Amazon.

A library used by Chrome, Windows, macOS, iOS, Linux, and most tech stacks in the world: now abandoned.

Seems that the only way to force big corpo to care is to offer an AGPLv3 version and a commercial version.

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/976

To me, that should be the base standard.

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Switch license to GPLv3? (#976) · Issues · GNOME / libxml2 · GitLab

Since commercial users of libxml2 are completely unwilling to fund further development, I think it would make sense to license all new contributions under GPLv3 (or AGPLv3), putting...

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Show threadRodolfo BerriosDec 11
@darkghosthunter You can't force anything. Devs assuming they can build value, deliver it for free, then restrict freedom to protect the software project are doomed.
Show thread.:\dGh/:.Dec 11

@rodber Big corpo are the problem. They win billions of dollars but can't spare 0.001% of their bugdet to the free software stack they use to keep them alive.

The solution will be a free for personal or small businesses, commercial license for everything else.

Show threadRodolfo Berrios
@darkghosthunter Of course they can afford to pay for development, but for their understanding is like asking to tax air. I'm afraid that unless a foundation takes care of this no corp will do the right thing. You know why? Is very likely that some random dev will take care of maintenance/fork and people will stop caring, as always
Dec 11 at 6:51pmWeb