To quote the article: >When people say “GPL increases freedom” then they’re right. When others say “GPL limits freedom compared to MIT” then they’re right too.

To quote the article: >When people say “GPL increases freedom” then they’re right. When others say “GPL limits freedom compared to MIT” then they’re right too. It’s just a matter about which freedoms exactly we’re talking about, and for who. I think it's pretty clear that the freedom the FSF is advocating for is freedom for the user primarily, and only secondarily for the developer. They're a political organization and this is one of their principles, and those who counter with effectively "but what about my freedom to restrict the user?" are missing the point. You may disagree with the FSF's position on ideological grounds, but if you do so it's unhelpful to argue that something is "more" or "less" free without first establishing common definitions. You probably have different working definitions of "freedom" in that context at that point, and arguing without reconciling those is likely to result in the two parties arguing right past each other.