Why did PushToTest choose to license TestMaker under GPL version 2 since this has been called one of the most restrictive and viral open source licenses?
PushToTest began offering TestMaker under a free open-source license in 2001. We find there are generally two types of users: those who want to benefit from TestMaker immediately and do not have the technical skills or just don’t want to build TestMaker from its sources and those who have improvements to solve problems and generally make TestMaker a better product. To satisfy both types of users PushToTest licenses TestMaker under two licenses. 1. For those that want to use TestMaker immediately, PushToTest distributes the pre-built and ready-to-run TestMaker under a commercial license. TestMaker comes with an installer program and takes a few minutes to get up and running. The commercial license lets TestMaker users operate tests up to 200 concurrent virtual users (CVUs) and 10 concurrent service monitors (CSMs). Additional CVUs and CSMs are available for license from PushToTest. 2. For those that want to learn the inner-workings and offer improvements to TestMaker, PushToTest distrib
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