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Not all projects can forego GPL protectionNot all projects can forego GPL protectionPosted Jul 1, 2005 18:26 UTC (Fri) by jimi (guest, #6655)Parent article: ESR: 'We Don't Need the GPL Anymore' (O'ReillyNet)
Not every project has huge numbers of developers behind it. The projects I'm involved in have at most six developers, of which three at most continue to contribute. Nevertheless, we have a substantial user base. But we couldn't compete against even a small shop with dedicated developers. The GPL protects our hard work.
But surviving closed source competition isn't even the point. The GPL is for the citizenry at large, not just a few developers. It gives everyone rights and freedoms that they would otherwise not have. The software does not need the GPL, we do.
It's not the software that's free; it's you.
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