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amarantyesterday at 7:07 PM2 repliesview on HN

Isn't that the case, and even the point, of all open source, even before AI?

What's the point of a gift if the receiver isn't allowed to benefit/profit from it?

For instance, do you think Linus is upset that ~90% of all internet servers are running his os, for profit, without paying him?

Of course he isn't, that was the point of the whole thing!

Are you upset Netflix, Google, and heck, even Microsoft are raking in millions from services running on Linux? No? Of course you aren't. The original author never expected to be paid. He gave the gift of open source, and what a gift it is!


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tuna74yesterday at 7:10 PM

Linus T explicitly licensed Linux under a license that allows anyone to run it but requires people who modify modifications to share those modifications.

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lelanthranyesterday at 7:43 PM

You dont know what GPL is?

It's not an unconditional gift, it's got strings attached.

AI training on GPL works is basically IP laundering, you're taking the product without paying the asking prices.

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