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		toast0 on Feb 24, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why does WebAssembly need the relooper algorithm, ... GPLv2 isn't free enough to be used in a commercial browser.

Ace17 on Feb 24, 2020 | [–]

Nitpick: I assume you meant "GPLv2 isn't free enough to be used in a proprietary browser".

pjmlp on Feb 24, 2020 | [–]

Which is why BSD has been such a commercial success and now rules the UNIX clones.

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