"This is exactly what the GPL is designed to avoid." ...sort of. Source code access is important, sure, but here are a few more important issues that are basi

"This is exactly what the GPL is designed to avoid." ...sort of. Source code access is important, sure, but here are a few more important issues that are basically orthogonal: * The right to redistribute software * The right to modify software (without source code?!?! Sure; imagine if I took Windows, removed the license protection code, and distributed that copy to you). * The right to use software -- this, incredibly, can be a problem: http://jalopnik.com/192843/robot-let-my-car-go-new-jersey-garage-holds-vehicles-hostage http://jalopnik.com/192843/robot-let-my-car-go-new-jersey-ga...