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"freedom by requiring" < see the contradiction? true freedom has no requirements or demands.
by nikcub 15y ago
"freedom by requiring" < see the contradiction? true freedom has no requirements or demands.
- vy8vWJlco 15y agoI do, but I care about CODE. Without code, I didn't GET freedom. :)
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- mikegerwitz 15y agoThe free software movement aims to protect the freedom of the users, not developers (although the user could be a developer). Developers are in a position to control their users unfairly, so providing them the freedom under a permissive license does nothing but to further endanger the freedom of the user. This is an important distinction. Those who focus on the freedom of other developers miss the point of the free software movement. Consider an individual looking to rob a bank with a pistol (as opposed to robbing a user's freedom with their own software). Before the robbery, they notice a permissive amory across the street. Your permissively licensed software is that armory. You are empowering that individual to blow a hole through the bank rather than hold someone at gunpoint. Your software, as great as it is, can also be used to lure in users for exploitation. Nothing like a heavily armed robber with candy!
- kbolino 15y agoTrue freedom also doesn't exist. The mere act of publishing something carries with it an implicit claim of copyright. Thus, the GPL substitutes one set of restrictions for another.