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diff --git a/content/blog/draft.permissive-licensing.md b/content/blog/draft.permissive-licensing.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0bb2181 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/draft.permissive-licensing.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +--- +title: permissive licensing +date: 2025-09-26 +draft: true +tags: ['legal', 'technology'] +--- + + +MIT/BSD licenses ("permissive" (restrictive)) licenses imply the creator considers the work to be valueless (not worthless). + +GPL/copyleft licenses imply negative value for developers, for positive value to the users. +The deveolpers restrict themselves, so that users may gain the value of liberation from perceived tyranny. +In essence the value proposition is that "This work, as well as any other work derived from this, must respect the user.". +It is therefore something intended to be used, and derived from. |