Re: [libreplanet-discuss] copyleft for businesses

[Michael Lamb]

Thank you so much Catonano and Aaron for sharing these videos. I've been feeling alone in developing a similar argument, since it seems like everybody (even many free software supporters) accepts as a matter of course claims like "GPL is incompatible with business."

On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 12:03 PM, Aaron Wolf <wolftune@riseup.net> wrote:

Eben has been making that argument for a long time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UneYZikN85Q

On 10/27/2015 05:44 AM, Catonano wrote:
> Hello people,
>
> I have been quietly listening on this list for a while, for general knoledge
>
> Today I run into this speech
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxIEDNyZOkA&html5=1
>
> I believe it's relevant, here
>
> I have sometimes seen arguments, on this list, about the practicality of
> free software for business.
>
> Now this is a business kind of guy and he makes the argument that the
> GPL is better than permissive licenses FOR BUSINESSES
>
> He doesn't even attempt the freedom issue, he doesn't go into ethics. He
> advocates the GPL as better for the bottom line.
>
> It surprised me, I had never run into such an argument.

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Aaron Wolf
co-founder, Snowdrift.coop
music teacher, wolftune.com