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by api 1754 days ago
By that argument the GPL is not free because it prevents me from (legally) stripping all the copyrights off and incorporating all the code into a commercial product.
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That's not limiting use, it's limiting distribution, different things.
Assuming, of course, that use and distribution are entirely independent which is dubious at best. Regardless, controlling distribution still makes it not free.
No, you just don't understand the argument. Copyright is not a EULA.