Large corporations like the hate on the even though it has brought them big benefits. would be nowhere near what it is without the GPL. I always saw 's kernel as their effort to get out of the GPL, since it would replace the Linux kernel. There was even media hype to that effect. Now I'm happy to see that Google is no longer supporting on Fuchsia. I see this as a win for

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In my experience it's mostly GPLv3 that's a problem, GPLv2 has been OK everywhere I've worked thus far

@fvbever
What about is is particularly problematic, in your experience?
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@kiri @fvbever The is fundamentally about . When started, recognized they could sell it better if it was Free Software because want free software and related freedoms. That led to Android becoming the largest OS in use today. Now Google has power. They have a clear track record of reducing user freedom in Android, and moving to a kernel without the GPL would give Google more power over users and the market.

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