Free software licenses are just an imperfect mechanism for trying to secure software freedom, which is the real thing the movement has always been after. And th

Free software licenses are just an imperfect mechanism for trying to secure software freedom, which is the real thing the movement has always been after. And the GP's point that the loss of software freedom, even in the abstract, has led to more and more losses of control over particular behaviors on our devices. The technical means by which this encroachment is enacted are insignificant. The substance of the issue is political.