> what you call "permissive licenses" give me freedom to do whatever I want, while GPL, especially v3, is very restrictive as to what it allows me to do. A com

> what you call "permissive licenses" give me freedom to do whatever I want, while GPL, especially v3, is very restrictive as to what it allows me to do. A common distinction is that 'permissive licenses' give the developer more freedom, where 'free licenses' give the end user more freedom. Giving the developer freedom allows them to constrain the freedoms of the end user, where giving the end user freedoms constrains the freedom of the developer. So yes, if you're optimizing for your own personal freedom, a permissive license is best, but if you're optimizing for ecosystem or social freedom, a 'free' license is best.