The GPL exists for the benefit of end users, not developers. It being a chore for developers who want to deny their users the software freedoms is a feature, not a bug.

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red_admiral an hour ago | parent [-]

How does the GPL help a user who doesn't write code themselves?

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pocksuppet an hour ago | parent [-]

They have the right to use the code, and they have the right to use improvements that someone else made, and they have the right to get someone to make improvements for them.

	▲	mgulick 34 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		They also have the guarantee that the code licensed under the GPL, and all future enhancements to it, will remain free software. The same is not true of the MIT license's weak-copyleft.