The LLM schism comes to free software. A movement that started with rewriting and relicensing software confronts LLMs which rewrites and relicenses software. LLMs offer users (non-programmers) a new m...
@nprofile1q... I don't don't want to relitigate the GPL vs. BSD debate, but the framing of MIT/BSD being about "developer freedom" isn't how I view it.
GPL gives the developer freedom to know that when a corporation uses their software for free, they have some rights retained. The developer of GPL software is completely free to do anything they want, up to and including shipping a differently licensed version. The user, including the corporate user, is obligated to adhere to the license and provide source of changes should they distribute the software...but, the developer has no such obligation. The developer who wrote the code is free to do whatever they want with the software in either case.
GPL gives the developer freedom to know that when a corporation uses their software for free, they have some rights retained. The developer of GPL software is completely free to do anything they want, up to and including shipping a differently licensed version. The user, including the corporate user, is obligated to adhere to the license and provide source of changes should they distribute the software...but, the developer has no such obligation. The developer who wrote the code is free to do whatever they want with the software in either case.