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I don't think anybody disputes that the GPL is viral and restrictive. The debate is about whether or not that's a bad thing.

• TuringTest 10y ago
  Or maybe we disagree with using those particular terms, because of their negative connotations, even though we agree that the effect that they describe exist.
• wiz21c 10y ago
  The GPL is a political statement, i.e. a matter of opinion and choice. Moreover, it didn't kill anybody so far, so it's not exactly questionable on that side. Therefore, it can't be good or bad. The question is simply does one agree with it or not...
• davexunit 10y ago
  I dispute both of those things. The GPL is neither viral nor restrictive.
  • snovv_crash 10y ago
    The code might be Free™, but the developers who want to use it are very much restricted in what they can use the code for. I guess it depends on if you think code, like corporations, should have personhood.
    • davexunit 10y ago
      >I guess it depends on if you think code, like corporations, should have personhood. I don't get this analogy.
    • Nursie 10y ago
      They can use it for whatever the hell they like. It's distribution that comes with responsibilities as well as rights.