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What are the pros and cons of the GPLv3 license? #9

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jdenen opened this issue Nov 14, 2018 · 3 comments
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What are the pros and cons of the GPLv3 license? #9

jdenen opened this issue Nov 14, 2018 · 3 comments
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jdenen commented Nov 14, 2018

Given the open ended nature of #3, I want to accumulate a more concrete list of pros and cons for each of our shortlisted license options.

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bilsch commented Nov 14, 2018

Great idea @jdenen

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Cons

  • Not permissive. Distribution, Modification, and sub-licensing of released code is copylefted.
  • Only compatible with Afferro GPLv3.

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One more con. Adoption is trending down,.

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