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> I have yet to see any compelling examples.

This thread has eventually changed my own stance on permissive licenses. Now I think that LGPL/MPL have the best survival characteristics: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44657017

> Can you list a few of the examples you had in mind?

As I think about it, I see that I wrote "plenty of examples" mechanically (pulled it out of my ass). Sorry :)

That entire argument of mine is stupid because it hinges on the ability to see alternative universes:

> if the original project had been permissively licensed, this wouldn't have happened

I could pull any unpopular GPL project as an "example" (that would be more popular with a permissive license because "trust me, bro"). But that's a bad argument.