[Malstrond]

>FOSS of more often then not superior on its merits alone, why does it need a protectionist anti-competitive law to help it compete?

If proprietary software is more often then not superior on its merits alone, why does it need a protectionist anti-competitive law (Intellectual property, reverse engineering forbidden by EULAs) to help it compete?

[serge2k]

FOSS, in the form of the GPL, aggressively uses IP rights (copyright) to further their goals.

[chc]

What would the phrase "proprietary software" mean if it weren't possible for software to be proprietary?