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I you put restrictions like this on your code, then it's no longer open source.


You're correct in the common-sense interpretation of the phrase "open source", but unfortunately groups like the Open Source Initiative have redefined it to mean "anything on a list of licenses we approve" I.E. GPL/MIT/BSD. Personally I think that people trying to enforce this definition in online discussions are wasting their time, because it'll never catch on. We should stop trying to make "fetch" happen.


There is a difference between open source and free.


GNU GPLv3 wants a word. It has way more “restrictions” (restricting one entity to free another)




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