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@Crocmagnon

I tried to understand what you mean, but I don't quite follow.

> I still believe that users should be treated as first-party when building software.

That part I get, and it signals to me that you do care about user freedom.

But then, regarding the potential use of your code as part of proprietary software:

> frankly I think I don't care

You care, or you don't care?

@jbauer

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@Crocmagnon @jbauer

The article by Jake Bauer that you linked to says the following:

> While the GPL may not cause as much of an obstruction
> or be as unethical as proprietary software,
> it is frankly not that much better.

Do you really think that, seriously?

How can you think that if you value the four freedoms listed by the GNU project?

In my opinion, any FLOSS kind, GPL or any other kind, is hugely better than something proprietary.

(PS: noticed a typo: "some cpde I wrote")

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*nod*
not just "better than"
it's the difference between a contribution to the community, and an attack against the community
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