Not "viral". Try "Protective" (vs. "permissive").
Posted Oct 16, 2008 18:36 UTC (Thu) by
dwheeler (guest, #1216)
In reply to:
Properties of the GPL leading to wider use by danielpf
Parent article:
LK2008: The values of the Linux community
A common term for GPL-like licenses is "protective"; in contrast, BSD-like licenses are often termed "permissive".
For example, see:
http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/floss-license-slide.html.
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