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		cbm-vic-20 on Sept 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: There is no “software supply chain” Or license your work under GPL, which is kryptonite to most businesses. The mega-globo-corp I work for makes commercial license deals with some open source software vendors who dual license their software with GPL and a commercial license.

goodpoint on Sept 20, 2022 | [–]

> which is kryptonite to most businesses

Absolutely not. There's plenty of software under GPL used everywhere, including the Linux kernel, GCC and tons more.

__derek__ on Sept 19, 2022 | [–]

Right. GPL is an example of a non-permissive license.

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