> With GPL you run the risk of excluding people from the ability to participate. Prohibiting actions and thus excluding people is the point of GPL and most lic

> With GPL you run the risk of excluding people from the ability to participate. Prohibiting actions and thus excluding people is the point of GPL and most licenses. GPL is a cause. I'll keep reiterating that point. To some people, "freedom" means a WTFPL license. To many GPL users, WTFPL would be antithetical to their pursuit of freedom. Freedom is abstract. Many people feel they must perpetuate certain underlying principles to embody any semblance of freedom. Paraphrasing the views of Free computing advocates: in a world where oppression is normal -- in this case, speaking of any inherent oppression in non-transparent boxes that comprise most of software and hardware today -- one tactic to break the cycle of abuse is by harnessing any available tools of the system (e.g. copyright law). There are various voluntary, peaceful strategies to promote freedom. That's one. Freedom means many things to many people, understandably. To me, GPL does speak to a 'freedom' I want to increase. Personal freedoms of developers and companies [to do whatever they please] is only a secondary concern. Your employer is a secondary concern. Perpetuating transparency in computing is the primary concern.