I assume this is in reference to the rust coreutils being MIT-licensed. How would using GPL benefit them?
Canonical still licenses most of their stuff under GPL3, including new stuff. The license (other than it being open) was probably not even a consideration in deciding to experiment with uutils.
I like BSDs more than GPL just personal choice
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