Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Software doesn't make choices. So software can't be "more free" or "less
> free". It can only affect the freedoms of people.

Doh!

> If I restrict the license to prevent you from doing certain things with the
> software I wrote, that doesn't make you more free. It makes you less free.

Yes, specially leechers just waiting for some free lunch for their products.

> It doesn't affect the software at all - the software is what it is and
> doesn't make choices.

But it *does* affect the software:  GPL'd software evolve at faster pace than
MIT-style software.  IBM, RedHat, Novell are all major contributors of GPL'd
Linux-related software.  How many big enterprises contribute code to the *BSDs
without fear of their good work ending up powering their competition products,
who may make it one better and not disclose the modifications?

The GPL levels the playing field, the playground where everyone are children.

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