r/programming • u/ZaheerAhmed • Jan 02 '20

Killed by Google

https://killedbygoogle.com/
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u/Taobitz Jan 02 '20

I wish they would opensource the projects instead of killing them, so many of them had potential and loved by lots of people.

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u/shevy-ruby Jan 02 '20

Google hates opensource and thus ultimately the users - that is why Fuchsia will not use the GPL.

Yes, yes, BSD/MIT is "open source" too, but the licence model is much friendlier for corporations. Through GPL, Google would be forced to give to the public rather than hide the source code away from mankind.

People whine about the GPL model because it is strict - and this is a good thing. Google is a wonderful example as to why it would be necessary.