Suppose company Bar is trying to decide whether to use my implementation of Foo, and suppose my implementation is GPL'ed.— Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community
Bar will want to contribue back to the community because this Foo is industry standard, and by supporting this Foo, they ensure that the market doesn't fork, and thus, their Foo-dependent product has more value.— Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community
If Foo is your entire product, then what are you doing starting a software company?— Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community
But if Foo is your entire product, then your CEO and CTO need to be fired.— Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community
Also, it's especially true if Bar's Foo and your Foo are almost identical, and there is not enough value-add in Bar's product.— Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community
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