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   Matthew Garrett (mjg59@nondeterministic.computer)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 13:56:50 JST Matthew Garrett

   I'm still curious whether the Free Software Definition's choice to require the ability to use free software for *any* purpose is entirely deliberate - is there any writing on why free software must permit being used to restrict people's ability to exercise the four freedoms?

   (I agree with the argument that it would be extremely difficult to write a license that enshrined this without restricting legitimate use cases, but if someone were able to do so, /should/ it be free software?)

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     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 13:56:48 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

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     @mjg59 I mean, this feels like it's similar to GPLv"Fuck TiVo".

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     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 14:07:55 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

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     @mjg59 I realize, but it makes me wonder if it's just a matter of time before some tech company does something that provokes FSF into updating the GPL with a "you can't do DRM" clause.

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     Matthew Garrett (mjg59@nondeterministic.computer)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2024 14:07:56 JST Matthew Garrett

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     • Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

     @ryanc Technically you can still use it for anything, as long as a specific technical requirement is met