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  • Using a GPL library will require you to re-license your entire project as GPL, regardless of whether you made a change or not.

    LGPL is a bit better, because it allows you to dynamically link the library. But you’re required to provide a copy of source for the library, and any users must be able to swap the built library with their own copy.

    Eg; you can use an AGPL-licensed .dll in your closed-source windows program, because users can swap that .dll easily.

    You can’t do the same for a ps5 game because users aren’t able to replace any files that the game uses.


  • If you’re developing software for a platform that doesn’t allow users to replace dynamic libraries (game consoles, iOS, many embedded/commercial systems), you won’t be able to legally use any GPL or AGPL libraries.

    While I strongly agree with the motives behind copyleft licenses, I personally never use them because I’ve had many occasions where I was unable to use any available library for a specific task because they all had incompatible licenses.

    I release code for the sole purpose of allowing others to use it. I don’t want to impose any restrictions on my fellow developers, because I understand the struggle it can bring.

    Even for desktop programs, I prefer MIT or BSD because it allows others to take snippets of code without needing to re-license anything.

    Yes I understand that means anyone can make a closed-source fork, but that doesn’t bother me.
    If I wanted to sell it I might care, but I would have used a different license for a commercial project anyway.




  • phlegmy@sh.itjust.workstoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldboth pretty extreme
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    That’s your opinion, not a fact.
    And the issue with that is you’re only seeing it as two sides and a fence-sitter.
    Centrists form their own views and positions, independent of the parties on either side.

    There’s no forcing them to take a position, they already have one.
    And when they have to vote for/against legislation changes, they’ll side with whichever option aligns most closely with their views.

    US pseudo-centrism is right wing though, which might be what you’re confusing real centrism with.


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    Getting everyone’s basic needs met is more of a centre-left ideology.
    Many centre-right parties believe in things like public healthcare, because it has a net-benefit to the economy.

    Centrists don’t sit in the middle of every issue or make an exact 50/50 compromise on everything. That’s a really poor strawman argument from someone who clearly doesn’t understand global politics.

    I guess you’re confused with people in the U.S who think having views somewhere in-between those of democrats and republicans makes you a centrist.
    That U.S-specific ‘centrism’ is really just right wing politics.





  • Ah yes, because you absolutely must hate and dehumanise everyone who shares a different belief to you. You aren’t allowed to speak to or be friendly to anyone who has shared shitty views in the past, because how else could we possibly know that you don’t share 100% of their opinions?

    You’re free to limit your communication to only those who share your views, if that’s what you find comfortable. But there can be many mutually-benefical reasons to befriend those who you dislike.

    Anyway, I’m about done with this conversation, as I don’t believe either of us will come out of it with a different view.

    Feel free to get the last word in if that helps you sleep easier. Seeing that you replied to a comment that’s almost a week old, I wouldn’t be surprised if you do.