anoncake · HackerTrans

The GPL gives developers an incentive to make their code free, which is better for the developer. It's therefore better for everyone.

anoncake

há 5 anosdiscuss

If I make my code non-GPL specifically so other people can use it for profit, I effectively donated to a for-profit company. Why the hell would I do that?

anoncake

há 5 anosdiscuss

> I am an Atheist. I don't want that my money goes to people who want that their religious worldview takes over.

That is not the same thing as being religious.

anoncake

há 6 anosdiscuss

If the article had answered my question, I wouldn't have asked.

anoncake

há 6 anosdiscuss

Isn't this possible by design? All Windows executables at least used to be also valid DOS programs that just output "This program cannot be run in DOS mode".

anoncake

há 7 anosdiscuss

It boggles the mind. Literally everything happens in the browser except reading hypertext documents.

anoncake

há 7 anosdiscuss

Being able to get a landline != having a landline.

anoncake

há 7 anosdiscuss

> However, in the UK the inept politicians demanded 97% of the population, not geographically.

Which is completely backwards. You don't need mobile where you live (as long as you can get a landline), you need it everywhere else.

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