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0 pointsgte910h14y ago0 comments

You can use most libraries on Nintendo, just not the GPL, because you have to release source code that is nintendo IP.

I'm happy you've decided I'm a spoiled brat when I give back fixes, libraries and presentations all the time, and this includes several Linux kernel drivers.

Either way, the GPL is intentionally restrictive, in part to thwart these platforms you do not like, so perhaps we should label it so to be forthright and honest with developers so they don't find out thousands of dollars later in some GPL violation suit? Perhaps "Restrictive to persuade others to do software our way"? Or just "Restrictive"?

Software was better before source was hidden away. While the LGPL has gone far (and I contend the Linux kernel is far closer to the LGPL than pure GPL), the GPL is still a bit too idealistic to fit the practical nature of some projects.

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snotrockets14y ago· 1 in thread

I've stated earlier that I'm more of a fan of the BSD license than of the GPL.

But no matter what philanthropic tasks you or I may have done, in software or otherwise, I don't feel as if others should make their code available to us under my preferred license.

Therefore, unlike some commenters here, I don't bitch when I can't use a piece of code due to its license, or go on tirades about how people release their own work under a license not to my liking, even if I think they are choosing the wrong license.

gte910hOP14y ago

I'm happy all of this is your opinion, but I haven't done any of those things

I just say "restrictive" is a fair description of the Apple appstore, Sony's Approval process of the PS3 game catelog, and the GPL, and labeling it as such is a worthwhile service vs permissive licences that almost everyone can use the code of.

For a service such as github, which is about social coding, it's okay to point out some people being idealistic and somewhat slightly less inclined to share.

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