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by bruce511 440 days ago
Legally yes. But in the political sense Free Software favors virality, whereas Open Source does not.

And again I apologize for viewing it through that lens when discussing the legal aspects, not the political aspects.

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But you said:

“Free software IS a viral license”

Not “free software as a political movement tends to prefer viral licenses”.

Why is it so hard to just admit you were wrong?