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		amelius on June 1, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Qt Could Go Proprietary, KDE Relationship and Qt-B... Also, a lot of FOSS developers use a liberal license like the MIT one, so companies can use their free software too without even needing a lawyer!

grahamlee on June 1, 2020 [–]

"Without needing a lawyer" is a strong assertion: https://writing.kemitchell.com/2016/09/21/MIT-License-Line-b...

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