On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:58:49 +0530
Ritesh Raj Sarraf <r...@debian.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> If I was to make a tool for general purpose, to help others, and ensure
> freedom is guaranteed, I'd go with [A]GPL. If I want to make a
> commercial product, I would go and opt for a proprietary license.
> 
> Now I see a reason for people choosing other licenses, like Apache, is
> calling it being more permissive.
> 
> Is it correct to assume "permissive" here refers to the idea of taking
> the code and easily changing it proprietary? Taking the code, and
> mixing it with other proprietary product ?

Not necessarily. It could mean that you want to be as compatible with
as many open-source licenses as possible.

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