Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 2nd Sep 2009 12:41 UTC, submitted by nitsudima
David Chisnall casts a critical eye over the GNU General Public License and asks whether it's done more harm than good for the Free Software movement. "Looking back, has the GPL been a help, or a hindrance? And will it continue to be a help or hindrance in the future?"
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2006-09-27
Especially with all the issues with software patents, it's much preferable that a developer abstains altogether from contributing to a free software project, if the alternative is to contribute a patent-ridden minefield which no-one can work around.
At least the GPL keeps proprietary toxic waste away from free software.