# John Carmack wishes he'd used the BSD license instead of the GPL

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/john-carmack-wishes-hed-used-the-bsd-license-instead-of-the-gpl/12227>\
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**Tags:** bsd\
**Created:** [8 July 2021 03:25 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/john-carmack-wishes-hed-used-the-bsd-license-instead-of-the-gpl/12227 "2021-07-08T03:25:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/communitynews/32/1113_2.png) [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\
**Post date:** [8 July 2021 03:25 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/john-carmack-wishes-hed-used-the-bsd-license-instead-of-the-gpl/12227/1 "2021-07-08T03:25:27Z")

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Read in full here:

> <https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1412271091393994754>
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> gj @tholhunt

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**Author:** ![OvermindDL1](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/overminddl1/32/52_2.png) [@OvermindDL1](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/OvermindDL1)\
**Post date:** [8 July 2021 15:13 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/john-carmack-wishes-hed-used-the-bsd-license-instead-of-the-gpl/12227/3 "2021-07-08T15:13:55Z")

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I say it was definitely best it was released under the GPL, keeping it open is most important for future maintainability of source ports.