An Interview With Linus Torvalds: Linux and Git (Tag1)

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interview with Linus Torvalds.

So I think the GPLv2 is pretty much the perfect balance of
'everybody works under the same rules', and still requires that
people give back to the community ('tit-for-tat'). And everybody
knows that all the other people involved are bound by the same
rules, so it's all very equitable and fair.

Of course, another part of that is that you also get out what you
put in. Sure, you can try to 'coast' on the project and be just a
user, and that's ok. But if you do that, you also have no control
over the project. That can be perfectly fine too, if you really
just need a basic operating system, and Linux already does
everything you want. But if you have special requirements, the only
way to really affect the project is to participate.