On: GraalVM: Run Programs Faster Anywhere

[amelius]

Yeah, but Apple doesn't mind sharing the source for those, if they make modifications.

These licenses prevent Graal VM from being used inside e.g. OSes and browsers with a more liberal license.

[pjmlp → amelius]

And how many of those changes have actually benefited FreeBSD?

[amelius → pjmlp]

None, but that is not the point. The point is: can we use the code without hindrance in whatever plans we have now or in the future? Or is building upon the code like going into a long one-way street?

The fact that some people will use the code without giving back is secondary to that.

That is not just my opinion, because if a more liberal library comes into existence (inevitable), it will prevail.

[pjmlp → amelius]

I agree that GPL is bound to long term irrelevance due to the way most companies deal with open source.

And on that day you will miss when GNU/Linux mattered.

But hey, we will always have freeware and public domain.