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[-] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

gpl does not prevent the owner from changing the licence later. (Unless it is also making use of someone else's gpl components.)

For example, Qt has a free version which is under the GPL; and a paid version which is not. So if you were making software with Qt, if you were using the free version, you'd be compelled to also release your product under GPL. But you could then later switch to a paid subscription and rerelease under some other licience if you wanted to.

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