Change my mind. Companies are just taking BSD code and don’t contribute to it. At the end they’re selecting Linux even if there’s licensing risk and they have contribute to code. Why? Because Linux have a lot of contributors, that makes it much more advanced system with more features. Also companies which want to support Linux don’t have to worry that someone would close their code or code they funded with money. It’s not about competition but collaboration. GPL license allowed us also to sell own open-source solutions. FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD are behind Linux. I love that systems (especially OpenBSD), but I don’t see a point in contributing or donating to them. Instead of being ready to use solutions they’re trying to be base for commercial closed-source products and it would be great as contributors could get something from that, but they get nothing. I understand that BSD see closed source as something cool and way to commercialize software, but in today times where a lot of devices have 24/7 access to internet, microphones, cameras and at the same time to sensitive data it’s extremely dangerous. Closed source is used to hide backdoors, acts of surveillance and keeping monopoly on market which obviously stop evolution of software. Please tell me how BSD license can be good solution for operating system. It’s not about offending BSD, but as someone who love open source software I hate closed source software I would like to know how I can defend this license.

Please tell me how BSD license can be good solution for operating system. The code is still open, and the repos will still exist if a fork is created. Sony forks FreeBSD for PS6, and nothing happens to FreeBSD. It still exists, and it still works. The added bonus is not having to deal with Sony, or other people, trying to upstream stuff that doesn’t make sense outside of the PS environment and would have questionable value to others. There are lots of ways companies get around the GPL, and most are GPL sanctioned. Starting a company, use the GPL. Starting a project for fun, use whatever because the companies are going to steal it anyway if it’s good.

The added bonus is not having to deal with Sony, or other people, trying to upstream stuff that doesn’t make sense outside of the PS environment and would have questionable value to others. GPL doesn’t force people to merge back to upstream, and BSD doesn’t have any special way to stop people from trying to upstream