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   Kote Isaev (koteisaev@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Sep-2023 14:01:33 JST Kote Isaev

   The #GNU , #GPL and a like licenses, that include right to share program with others in unlimited way, is NOT designed to be used for commercial software, unless you will end up with Tivoization of it (binding ability to use software to a central authority that manage some keys or "licenses").
   With this said, I can imagine a web developers cooperative that would make a privacy-first software, not being pushed constantly by shareholders to "increase profitability" or to "ship this shit faster".

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     Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Sep-2023 14:01:33 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

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     @koteisaev This is a common misunderstanding, the #GNU GPL is absolutely designed to be used for commercial software. When we started the GNU project, one of the first ways to fund things was selling copies of GNU Emacs on tape. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html

     It is one of the core software freedoms, the right to use the program for any purpose.

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