> Some BSD License advocates used the term [viral license] derisively in regards to the GPL's tendency to absorb BSD licensed code without allowing the original BSD work to benefit from it, while at the same time promoting itself as "freer" than other licenses

this is so fucking funny oh myg od
don't want people using your software without contributing back to the original project? GUESS YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE USED A PERMISSIVE LICENSE HUH?
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@velartrill it's really interesting how people don't understand the concept of enduring freedom (sorry.. :D) by using the GPL licenses.

i have the vague suspicion that they just are lazy and don't want to spend time on this, but justify it to themselves as being _the cool kids_.

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