@infeeeee I did not argue that they are breaking the GPL or that there are other companies that are breaking it.
I argue that in their essence @mikrotik are hostile to open source.
And here is my chance to correct you that selling software is not against the GPL or other open-source licenses. They may sell whatever they like, just as long as its source is included under an open-source license.
They can sell just support as well, I bet you their primarily-shitty-ISP clientele will still buy.
@infeeeee you mean mikrotik are sharing only whatever part of their OS they are forced by the GPL to share and only when explicitly petitioned to? How about releasing the entirety of Router OS under an open-source license so that we don't need to flash alternative operating systems on their hardware?
@infeeeee I did not argue that they are breaking the GPL or that there are other companies that are breaking it.
I argue that in their essence @mikrotik are hostile to open source.
And here is my chance to correct you that selling software is not against the GPL or other open-source licenses. They may sell whatever they like, just as long as its source is included under an open-source license.
They can sell just support as well, I bet you their primarily-shitty-ISP clientele will still buy.
@infeeeee you mean mikrotik are sharing only whatever part of their OS they are forced by the GPL to share and only when explicitly petitioned to? How about releasing the entirety of Router OS under an open-source license so that we don't need to flash alternative operating systems on their hardware?
@mikrotik@mikrotik.social @mikrotik@lemmy.world how about actually making them open-source? At least the OS.
@mapto @sofia както и подобава... Бих казал лесният достъп противоречи на опазването на природата...