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Your assumption is that the GPL is a good way to reach that goal. I think we have enough data by now to reject that hypothesis.
by inimino 10y ago
Your assumption is that the GPL is a good way to reach that goal. I think we have enough data by now to reject that hypothesis.
- davexunit 10y agoI disagree strongly. The only systems that are truly free are thanks to the GPL. Linux would not be as successful without the GPL. We wouldn't have free router firmware from Linksys without the GPL. The GPL works and works well.
- inimino 10y agoAs you say, users are less free than ever. The GPL works for what it does, but if you care about user freedom in the real world, and not only the ideas Stallman formed thirty years ago, look around. The GPL hasn't made any meaningful difference outside of developer circles.