fossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoWhy Mark Zuckerberg wants to redefine open source so badlywww.zdnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1490arrow-down110
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minus-squareairglow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-28 months agoThat’s incorrect. GPL licenses are open source. The GPL does not restrict anyone from selling or distributing GPL-licensed software as a component of an aggregate software distribution. For example, all Linux distributions contain GPL-licensed software, as the Linux kernel is GPLv2.
That’s incorrect. GPL licenses are open source.
The GPL does not restrict anyone from selling or distributing GPL-licensed software as a component of an aggregate software distribution. For example, all Linux distributions contain GPL-licensed software, as the Linux kernel is GPLv2.