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Re:Windows File System Proxy – FUSE-Like Capability for Windows by pjc50 on Thursday July 21, 2016 @09:47AM (#12136773)
> "remaining friendly to end-user freedoms"

.. which isn't quite the same thing as itself being Free software. Not that I want to start the license war here.

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Re:Windows File System Proxy – FUSE-Like Capability for Windows by drdaeman on Thursday July 21, 2016 @10:10AM (#12136927)
Both MIT and AGPL are Free and Open Source Software licenses, by the very official (FSF and OSI) definitions. I don't think there's any need to disagree here.

One provides a way to create a proprietary non-free derivatives/builds, granting more freedom to the non-end-user developers who use the code. Another provides a way to ensure end-users always have certain freedoms.

Debating which is better is meaningless, as it's just a matter of personal preference. We should avoid that.

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