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Vitalik advocates for 'copyleft' software licensing model
Summary: In a recent blog post, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin revealed a new stance on software licensing, advocating for a more restrictive 'copyleft' license compared to his previous support for permissive licenses that allow developers unlimited use and redistribution of code. Vitalik explained that licenses like CC-BY-SA and GPL require any derivative works to be released ...
In a recent blog post, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin revealed a new stance on software licensing, advocating for a more restrictive 'copyleft' license compared to his previous support for permissive licenses that allow developers unlimited use and redistribution of code. Vitalik explained that licenses like CC-BY-SA and GPL require any derivative works to be released under the same license. While he is generally against copyright, he aims to 'fight copyright with copyright' by using licenses to ensure derivative works remain open to the public.
