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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Who would buy this and how would they monetize it? In browser ads? A freemium paid model to remove the ads?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'll bid $3.50 just to GPL it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sure, but GPL would prevent the Chrome tracking addons and other pleasant closed-source paraphernalia (the difference between Chrome and Chromium)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Isn't the BSD licence more open though?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

BSD is more open towards being closed.