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magic_quotes | 5 years ago

> If zig were licensed GPL, the zig foundation would be able to sell permissive licenses to companies

That would be against the spirit of GPL, which is ideologically opposed to all proprietary software.

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mhh__|5 years ago

Stallman himself has said he approves of GPL/Commercial dual licensing.

It's a good way to support a project - companies don't like the GPL but they also want to spend money on support.

AnIdiotOnTheNet|5 years ago

> It's a good way to support a project

I disagree. GPL/Commercial dual licensing is always a game of perverse incentives. Even if you aren't actively crippling the free part of your product you're incentivised to make it difficult enough to work with or otherwise support that companies will be inclined to pay you to do it.

1980phipsi|5 years ago

Can you dual license with both GPL and MIT (or other)? Would that make sense?

magic_quotes|5 years ago

FSF isn't vehemently opposed to permissive licenses either (they are merely discouraged), but that is the argument GP decided to bring here.