Open Source Toy Licensing

Hey Dad! my friend want to play with my my toy! Can I borrow it to him? GNU GPL First of all, my name is not “dad”; it’s GNU/dad. Secondly, in order to borrow your toys your friend must agree to sign an agreement stating that he will allow everyone else to borrow his toys whenever they want. Your friend must also make a copy and give it to everyone who gets to borrow his toys sign this same agreement. Also I forbid you to play with that little Susan Gates down the streets. Her family is evil because they don’t believe in freedom. LGPL Sure, just make sure he returns it ok? BSD Sure thing buddy! WTFPL whatever kid just get out of my face

A child asks his father to lend a toy to a friend, and the father responds according to different open-source software licenses. The GNU GPL character imposes strict copyleft conditions, the LGPL is permissive with a return requirement, BSD simply agrees, and WTFPL angrily dismisses the child. The meme is used to joke about the contrasting freedoms and restrictions of software licenses. EN: A child asks his father to lend a toy to a friend, and the father responds according to different open-source software licenses. The GNU GPL character imposes strict copyleft conditions, the LGPL is permissive with a return requirement, BSD simply agrees, and WTFPL angrily dismisses the child. The meme is used to joke about the contrasting freedoms and restrictions of software licenses.

• @gentoomemes / 20710 2026-04-19