[rickjames28]

That's the party line that the FSF has been spouting for decades now and I don't know why anybody keeps on repeating it. I think the people that give a wink and a nod to that FSF talking points don't even really buy it.

First of all, "users" (as in non-developers) don't care about the code..never have, never will. Secondly, the code never goes away. It's not like someone can physically snatch up some BSD code and lock it away for no one else to use.

But what I find most disturbing about this line of reasoning is that it doesn't take into account the developers decision on how she or he wants to license his or her code. If you want to GPL it, fine, if you want to give it a liberal license fine too.