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By users' freedom you don't mean users who own patents, since they stand to lose their property under GPL restrictions. (Google Implied Patent Grant if that doe
by Nomentatus 9y ago
By users' freedom you don't mean users who own patents, since they stand to lose their property under GPL restrictions. (Google Implied Patent Grant if that doesn't ring a bell.)
So most important corporations, etc. Copyleft was a very clever idea; but deciding to go to war against all intellectual property was a step too far. Immense billions have been spent already replacing GPL software with truly free software under a freer, more liberal license.