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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

i guess this might be why a lot of processing and storage clusters use it behind closed doors with proprietary code we will never see.

[-] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 6 months ago

Which is fine with for example OpenBSD, they write "ISC or Berkeley style licences are preferred, the GPL is not acceptable when adding new code, NDAs are never acceptable. We want to make available source code that anyone can use for ANY PURPOSE, with no restrictions. We strive to make our software robust and secure, and encourage companies to use whichever pieces they want to."

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