{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Consunet/Apps/issues/40","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Consunet/Apps/issues/40/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Consunet/Apps/issues/40/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Consunet/Apps/issues/40/events","html_url":"https://github.com/Consunet/Apps/issues/40","id":98547823,"number":40,"title":"GPL kills","user":{"login":"sheafferusa","id":3124401,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3124401?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa","html_url":"https://github.com/sheafferusa","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":2,"created_at":"2015-08-01T16:19:02Z","updated_at":"2015-08-02T12:31:44Z","closed_at":null,"body":"This is an example of a great project that got ruined by the Shitty GPL license! I wished it was MIT or Apache 2.0 or even BSD! \r\n:( sad!"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Consunet/Apps/issues/comments/127021667","html_url":"https://github.com/Consunet/Apps/issues/40#issuecomment-127021667","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Consunet/Apps/issues/40","id":127021667,"user":{"login":"sheafferusa","id":3124401,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3124401?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa","html_url":"https://github.com/sheafferusa","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/sheafferusa/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-08-02T12:31:44Z","updated_at":"2015-08-02T12:31:44Z","body":"Hello boss,\r\n\r\nGiven below are a few points which support my opinions:\r\n\r\nTop 3 Reasons Why An MIT license is Much Better Than a GNU/GPL license:\r\n\r\nA GNU/GPL license for a programme or software that runs at the client side, forces the commercial developers to open source every bit of their own source code of the entire software even when what they used under GPL was only 1% of the total code base of the resulting software. This specifically discourages the commercial software dev companies to use GPL at client side. This problem is solved completely in MIT or BSD or even Apache 2.0.\r\n\r\nGNU/GPL licenses have been completely banned by both Apple and Microsoft as regards their mobile platforms. Apple has strictly stated in their terms & conditions licensing agreement that, a GPL license (Including all other copyleft licenses ) is in-compatible with iOS’s terms & conditions (According to DRM or Digital Rights Management terms), and thus this has resulted in the rejection of many world class famous softwares/apps, from Apple’s App Store; two of them being —VLC Media Player, —Mozilla Firefox. The same is true with the latest version of Windows 8.1 & above (For the windows App Store) In contrast to GPL, the other licenses like the MIT license, are perfectly compatible with both of the platforms, i.e.; Apple’s iOS as well as Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 Mobile platform (I explicitly mean their respective App Stores.) This problem hampers the growth of the aoftwares under these licenses and hundreds of millions of users have no choice but to plainly ignore such softwares. \r\n\r\nMIT License grants the users as well as developers, the maximum rights and freedom. These licenses are also approved by the various licensing regulating bodies viz.\r\n\r\n• FSF approved (Free Software Foundation)\r\n\r\n• OSI approved (Open Source License)\r\n\r\n• DFSG compatible ( The Debian Free Software Guidelines)\r\n\r\n• An MIT license is even 'GPL Compatible'.\r\n\r\nSome further references:\r\n\r\nhttp://lifehacker.com/5728521/apple-pulls-vlc-from-the-ios-app-store\r\n\r\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/License_compatibility\r\n\r\nhttp://www.tuaw.com/2011/01/09/the-gpl-the-app-store-and-you/\r\n\r\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_license#OSI_approved_licenses\r\n\r\nThat's it! I hope now, I sound much more convincing to you. Thanks a lot for taking out your valuable time to go through this lengthy reply of mine. (I almost did my best to get my points across to you in the shortest way I possibly could.)\r\n\r\n-Anime.sh"}}