Class action against GitHub Copilot

Posted Nov 14, 2022 9:20 UTC (Mon) by LtWorf (subscriber, #124958)
Parent article: Class action against GitHub Copilot

> a core component of the ethical enforcement of free-software licenses is to avoid the pursuit of financial gain

Since when? I thought it had always been perfectly fine to sell free software, since its inception.

Class action against GitHub Copilot

Posted Nov 14, 2022 9:59 UTC (Mon) by excors (subscriber, #95769) [Link]

> Since when? I thought it had always been perfectly fine to sell free software, since its inception.

I don't think it's saying you shouldn't try to make money from developing or distributing free software, it's saying you shouldn't try to make money from free software licence enforcement. The goal of enforcement should be compliance, and financial penalties are merely a mechanism for encouraging compliance and for funding further enforcement.