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OBI-Markt Kenobi :openbsd: (tux0r@layer8.space)'s status on Saturday, 20-Sep-2025 18:32:43 JST OBI-Markt Kenobi :openbsd:
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@m33 Stop promoting unfree licenses. https://noordering.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/why-the-gpl-is-not-free/
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  Why the GPL is not free
  
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  Introduction The Free Software Foundation [FSF1] touts the GPL[GNU1] as an all singing, all dancing defender of your freedoms. We are told that the GPL is at the heart of defending four freedoms: T…
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  Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 20-Sep-2025 18:32:39 JST Alfred M. Szmidt
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  @tux0r That is not what the OP wrote. It is about replacing GPL software with permissive licensed software -- that hurts the #FLOSS community.
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  OBI-Markt Kenobi :openbsd: (tux0r@layer8.space)'s status on Saturday, 20-Sep-2025 18:32:40 JST OBI-Markt Kenobi :openbsd:
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  @mattesilver @m33 I sure wish that you wouldn’t tell ME that everyone’s free to pick a license, given that the OP literally said “fuck you” to those who do.
  
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  Zło To 🏴‍☠️ (mattesilver@101010.pl)'s status on Saturday, 20-Sep-2025 18:32:42 JST Zło To 🏴‍☠️
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  The argumentation in the article is rather detached from reality. Companies rarely contribute to projects, work or financially. The whole open source burnout comes from demands of features and fixes and no contributions.
  Also, you're not telling anyone how to license their software, everyone is entitled to pick their license. Only not every license meets conditions that allows them to use your code.
  And for libraries gnu has a dedicated LGPL license
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  Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 20-Sep-2025 18:54:10 JST Alfred M. Szmidt
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  @tux0r And nobody said that. Learn to read.
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  OBI-Markt Kenobi :openbsd: (tux0r@layer8.space)'s status on Saturday, 20-Sep-2025 18:54:11 JST OBI-Markt Kenobi :openbsd:
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  @amszmidt @mattesilver @m33 FLOSS is about permissions though. Not restricting anything.
  
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