[lurk2]

> If the closed fork functionality is superior enough to make the original de facto obsolete then the users have already collectively decided that the tradeoff is worth it.

Users cannot be trusted to make their own decisions about these kinds of things for the same reason that corporations cannot be trusted to be environmental stewards and children cannot be trusted to select a dinner menu or file taxes.

[CoolChum]

Just because users don't make the same choices you do, doesn't mean those choices are invalid.

[em-bee]

users can only choose what is available. the license greatly affects the options that a user can choose from.