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shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 3 days agoGood point, I didn’t even think of that because the GPL and MIT are so permissive.
Comment on Welcome to the Public Domain in 2025 | Internet Archive Blogs
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 3 days agoGood point, I didn’t even think of that because the GPL and MIT are so permissive.
vonxylofon@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The MIT is, but GPL is actually very restrictive. For example, it disallows publishing derivative works without those being licensed under the same terms (or newer GPL versions). That’s why commercial companies are reluctant to use GPL-licensed code in their products.