Comment Re:Open Source (Almost) Everything (Score 2, Informative) 325
I'm not sure if this is on-topic or not, but this one of the reasons why the BSD license is better than the GPL. It allows you to open source everything except the code with the business value. The GPL forces you to open source everything.
Wrong. The GPL doesn't force the copyright owner to do anything, it only give obligations (and rights) to people accepting the license.
They could BSD or GPL the non-business value code, and still release the whole under whatever license they choose (including proprietary).
Alternatively, they could relase the business value code under the GPL, which might solve their dilema. This would attract attention and allow community contributions, but proprietary competitor could not legally use it in their produce. This is where the GPL shines.