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Sense of communitySense of communityPosted Jul 4, 2005 1:22 UTC (Mon) by lilo (guest, #661)Parent article: ESR: 'We Don't Need the GPL Anymore' (O'ReillyNet)
I'm sympathetic to Eric's view, but I'm not convinced his view of things is good for FOSS. FOSS is not just about the code, but also about the communities that surround it. I've seen a lot of people who are into open source just to have the source code. Some of them stay with us, but many of them do not. People with a moral focus and an ethical rationale tend to stay around for the long term.
You don't have to use the GPL to contribute to the cohesiveness of the FOSS community, but the GPL, and the people who believe in it, have contributed a lot to that cohesiveness. It'd be unfortunate if Eric fostered the impression that cutting loose the GPL would be a good idea.
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