Neither the culture of some particular working group nor the well-known inherent challenges of GPL licensing itself - many of which others licensing models cert

Neither the culture of some particular working group nor the well-known inherent challenges of GPL licensing itself - many of which others licensing models certainly share - are legitimate arguments against the method itself. This kind of line of reasoning is like supporting fossil fuels because they work, are well-understood, employ a lot of people, and the run the global economy while the future of green energy is still uncertain, a lot of tech not even invented, and no infrastructure established.