> that doesn’t make my software any less free You might say it makes your software less yours, though. A restrictive license protects your interest in the cod

> that doesn’t make my software any less free You might say it makes your software less yours, though. A restrictive license protects your interest in the code. After all, that's why companies are releasing their code under restrictive licenses. 100% agree there's a tradeoff of this with popularity, and it will never matter for almost everyone. But the people for whom it does matter get upset sometimes --- licensing is a choice that needs to be made with eyes wide open.