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At heart this is a call for several reductions in user freedom. The GPL exists to protect the freedom of users. So these reductions will not be introduced into
by yarrel 10y ago
At heart this is a call for several reductions in user freedom. The GPL exists to protect the freedom of users. So these reductions will not be introduced into the GPL, unless there is an extremely good tactical reason for doing so.
"Because my company really, really, really wants to restrict our users freedom and we want to exploit free software to do so" isn't a good tactical reason.
That said, many of the things the author asks for are already included in the GPLv3. You can place DRM software under the GPL. You get a compliance window if you break the GPL's terms. It refers to "shared libraries and dynamically linked subprograms".
So this isn't a conversation that needs to happen. Or if it is, it's one that needs to start with a bit more listening.