When you use the word restrictive without any other context to describe copyleft licenses, as you just have, it only serves to intentionally make the license lo

When you use the word restrictive without any other context to describe copyleft licenses, as you just have, it only serves to intentionally make the license look bad/unappealing, which is disingenuous at best. It's only restrictive in the sense that it restricts others from profiting off the hard work of the author without having to contribute anything back in return. For the author, the word restrictive is about the last thing I'd call it. All I hear when I see people describing copyleft licenses as restrictive or viral is self-entitled whining that people can't do what they want with other people's work. Edit: To be clear, I think the parent made their point in good faith and this is not meant as an attack on them.