GPL Worries

calendar May 17, 2022 · 1 min read · FOSS

The GPL states that any users can use the source code under the GPL, or any later version released by the Free Software Foundation. So the entire FOSS movement hinges on the continued sanity of the Free Software Foundation.

Theoretically, a GPLv4 could come out, allowing people to not release the source code, which would effectively turn all GPL projects into MIT.