+1 to "recursive" 2017-09-22 11:05 GMT+02:00 Hilaire <hilaire@drgeo.eu>:
I am just stating the neutral term to describe GPL license nature is "recursive", and why it was designed as this. The "viral" term is unnecessary emotionally charged.
I don't fell the discussion turned about MIT vs GPL, Pharo been MIT is just fine.
Hilaire
Le 22/09/2017 à 10:40, Thierry Goubier a écrit :
The appropriate and neutral term to describe GPL licence is "recursive".
GPL licence was designed to build a better computing community, where freedom is 1st consideration, even at the expense of a lower acceptance.
And the little technical fact that you can't link code in the Smalltalk world, only create a derivative work, has nothing to do with the community stance on MIT versus GPL.
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