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the latest conversation of @BrodieOnLinux and the guy on the podcast was quite interesting.

What I found strange is how they separate licenses by being or . AFAIK, most popular licenses like GPL, MIT, BSD, MPL, etc. conform to both the and the standards. I guess what they meant was vs permissive licenses?

they meant they fell for propaganda

BTW, even copyleft is permissive. all it does is grant permissions, though well-delimited ones. it's copyright that does the prohibiting. "lax permissive" or "pushover" are better qualifiers for non-copyleft licenses
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@lxo I guess it depends on the point of view.

I use "permissive" for MIT and BSD licenses, because they are not restricting developers. Free software is freedom for the users, not the developers. "Permissive" means that the developers are permitted to take away the right of their users by locking down a derivative or redistributed work that was originally free software.

Like, how a "Permissive" regulation might let you cause damage to others without consequence.

free software is freedom for users and developers. controlling others is not freedom, though, it's power. what copyleft refrains from granting middlemen is power over downstream users an developers, so that nobody's freedoms are harmed.

@lxo very interesting point of view, thank you!