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1. Bradley M. Kuhn

   Is your support of #copyleft logically consistent? http://ur1.ca/ptl4 You'd be surprised that many people's isn't. Blog post on #GPL

   Monday, 15-Mar-10 14:01:14 UTC from web
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   • silner

     @bkuhn Interesting argument. I've realised I'm a licence agnostic really. GPL seems to be working, but so does Apache and so does BSD

     Monday, 15-Mar-10 14:10:10 UTC
   • Dave Cridland

     @bkuhn On your footnote, I entirely agree with your implication that dual-licensing is dubious.

     Monday, 15-Mar-10 15:15:43 UTC
   • Bradley M. Kuhn Dave Cridland

     @dwd,I've full post on that issue: ur1.ca/e0az Worse than proprietary relicensing though is "GPL enforcement to sell proprietary licenses"

     Monday, 15-Mar-10 15:19:35 UTC
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   • Dave Cridland

     @bkuhn Right. The GPL has a big chunk of philosophy at the beginning, and if you're not willing to subscribe to that, don't use the GPL.

     Monday, 15-Mar-10 15:21:22 UTC
   • Bradley M. Kuhn Dave Cridland

     @dwd, I think such #GPL abuses to advance proprietary goals are simply corollary to "Every tool is a weapon, depending on how you hold it".

     Monday, 15-Mar-10 15:23:40 UTC
   • Dave Cridland

     @bkuhn It's because the GPL fundamentally restricts rights - for reasons its authors think is not only good, but "ethical".

     Monday, 15-Mar-10 15:25:45 UTC
   • Bradley M. Kuhn Dave Cridland

     @dwd, I agree, but most proprietary relicensing schemes in the wild prey heavily on confusion about #GPL to apply pressure on "customers".

     Monday, 15-Mar-10 15:27:23 UTC
   • silner

     @bkuhn: The first thing that strikes me about that tactic is the hypocrisy. That has to be immoral no matter what you're professing.

     Monday, 15-Mar-10 15:32:23 UTC
   • Bradley M. Kuhn silner

     @silner, I do think most proprietary relicensing schemes are hypocritical. But such practices are heavily VC-influenced, so you'd expect it.

     Monday, 15-Mar-10 15:33:33 UTC