For me, copyleft licenses like the AGPL solve this issue.
I want to share my hobby projects with others sharing my interests. I want to provide everyone with tools that make the world a little bit better. I want to know others benefit from something I've created. I'm not sure I could (or even want to?) get paid for this.
But I don't want to be exploited. I don't like the idea of unethical companies essentially treating me as free labour.
Copyleft licenses make sure that just as companies benefit from my contributions for "free", I and the rest of the community benefit from their contributions right back. To me, choosing a license like the MIT is just foolishly playing into the hands of the callous giants.
I want to share my hobby projects with others sharing my interests. I want to provide everyone with tools that make the world a little bit better. I want to know others benefit from something I've created. I'm not sure I could (or even want to?) get paid for this.
But I don't want to be exploited. I don't like the idea of unethical companies essentially treating me as free labour.
Copyleft licenses make sure that just as companies benefit from my contributions for "free", I and the rest of the community benefit from their contributions right back. To me, choosing a license like the MIT is just foolishly playing into the hands of the callous giants.