Comment Re:Probably GPL, but depends on Apple (Score 1) 171
Well, if's only viral if you're stupid and self entitled enough to think you can use it and not abide by the terms.
Yes, BSD is completely free, and has its place in the world. I've worked on commercial software based on BSD licensed code.
But when people who weren't forced to use GPLd code bitch about it being viral, they're essentially being childish idiots.
Its screams "waaah, the bad man won't let me take his code and change the license and use it how I see fit". Nobody promised you the code, nobody owes you the code. That someone then decides they should be able to take the code and use it anyway just says they think they're special, and the rules are too cumbersome.
So, "viral" in this context means the person saying it's viral has acted like an idiot, an decided after the fact they don't like the terms of the license.
It sure as hell isn't a "problem" with GPL code. It's a problem with people who don't want to abide by the license on code and somehow think using someone else's code is a right.