Yes, all software licenses impose restrictions. The GPL's restrictions ensure that the end user maintains their freedom, at the expense of developer freedom to

Yes, all software licenses impose restrictions. The GPL's restrictions ensure that the end user maintains their freedom, at the expense of developer freedom to choose their own, more restrictive (to the end user but also potentially to other developers) license, if they want to incorporate the Free Software into their own software. That is a tradeoff I'm cool with. I'm always a fan of ensuring end user freedom, including the right to repair. I will also note that the GPL is explicitly not an end-user license. You can do whatever you want with it yourself. It only covers distribution.