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by jsjddbbwj 2302 days ago
How is a more restrictive licence valuable for anybody's rights?
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cygx 2302 days ago
The GPL restricts vendor rights to protect end user rights.
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jsjddbbwj 2302 days ago
Hate to pull a Godwin, but that sounds like socialism: let's improve the lives of the common folk by screwing companies. We all know it all ends.

The truth is that free licences gave us the iPhone, the PlayStation, etc.

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