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Is free software really free if it encumbers people who build upon it to conform to its ideals? I really think copyleft being free is a stretch people make bec

by Ap777 6y ago

Is free software really free if it encumbers people who build upon it to conform to its ideals? I really think copyleft being free is a stretch people make because of what an uphill battle free software has. I mean peep the name 'copyleft'

emodendroket 6y ago
It is quite easy for every side in a debate to convince themselves they’re on the side of “freedom” by giving different weights to various positive and negative freedoms, so I don’t consider this is a very useful line of inquiry.