The MIT license helps capitalist overlords and leaves developers and users with nothing as the only thing that the MIT license requires is for the user/dev to essentially pay with exposure by sharing the MIT license that contains a list of contributors :/

The GPL license provides systemic trust as it requires users/devs to contribute any improvements to the project back to the developers under the same license hence ensuring the cycle of trust and furthering progress

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[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Holding the use of a less restrictive license against the project because some unrelated party could come along and fork it without contributing back seems like a strange position to me.

I'm also not really sure what that criticism of MIT is trying to say. Third party contributors don't get paid for their work? GPL projects also don't have to pay people submitting changes.

[–] recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Holding the use of a less restrictive license against the project because some unrelated party could come along and fork it without contributing back seems like a strange position to me.

While I'm not sure how to interpret this, I can answer the second which might help answer your first statement.

I'm also not really sure what that criticism of MIT is trying to say. Third party contributors don't get paid for their work? GPL projects also don't have to pay people submitting changes.

It's not about payment but primarily about reciprocation:

[Case 1] I have a project licensed under MIT

P1: "Hey thanks for the contributions I'll add your name to the MIT license."
P2: "Dope, btw I see your company uses it for xyz can I see what the new project looks like?"
P1: "Fuck no"
P2: "You're joking right"
P1: "MIT license, read it and weap"
End scene.

[Case 2] I have a project licensed under GPL-v(2,3 or AGPL-3.0)

P1: "Hey thanks for the contributions! Here's the new changes."
P2: "No worries and thanks! I hope the project improves even more.🫡"
End scene.

[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

It's not for the same thing as krita, this is for quick edits, it's like an enhanced ms paint