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by Shorel 4317 days ago
As a game developer I see the GPL as something I don't want to deal with.

Game engines licensed as MIT? Yes please.
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belorn 4316 days ago
As a gamer, I see games that cost money as something I don't want to deal with.

Games that are given to me for free? Yes Please.

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Shorel 4316 days ago
That's good, and there are plenty of them for you to play. The more the merrier.

But doing my own game means a lot of actual work, and I can and should be able to choose the license of that work.

GPL takes away that choice from me.

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belorn 4314 days ago
As a developer, you have the same right to choose license as the right a gamer has to choose the price of games. Every time a game is not a GOG-pay-what-you-want, you are violating this right of mine!

Alternative, you might simply not like the fact that people are giving you something for free and then ask you to not put restrictions on it. Its like when someone give to charity and they ask that money sent to starving children do not get spent on booze and guns. Its immoral and wrong, but hey, everyone is free to their opinion.

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teddyh 4315 days ago
The “freedom” to choose a license is in reality the right to have power over other people:

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/freedom-or-power.html

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