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Re:We Love GPLv3, but Are Switching License to Apache 2.0 by TaylorAlexander on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @06:57PM (#25353380)
Intellectual property is a state enforced monopoly that interferes with market forces. In a purely market driven world “locked down” phones would be harder to create/enforce.
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Re:We Love GPLv3, but Are Switching License to Apache 2.0 by zerocrates on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @07:26PM (#25353641)
If you're eliminating intellectual property you're eliminating the GPL anyway.

You also probably create an even greater incentive for manufacturers to strictly lock down their devices, doubling down on technical solutions in the absence of legal ones.

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Re:We Love GPLv3, but Are Switching License to Apache 2.0 by TaylorAlexander on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @09:45PM (#25354708)
My point is that this is not a "free market". It has substantial restrictions.
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