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Which license leads to more contribution: MIT or GPL?
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this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2023
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GPL with a paid commercial option for companies that need closed source derivatives.
The paid option would require a CLA, wouldn't it?
Not if the authors don't offer it.
Which might mean there won't be a purchase, but the copyright holders (authors) can make any terms they want, and offer those terms right along with the GPL license option.
It's baffling why so many choose MIT instead of going this route.