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Re:The time has come to stand up for the GPL by snikeris on Friday March 06, 2015 @10:38AM (#9157503)
The freedom to modify the code w/out having to share those modifications.
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Re:The time has come to stand up for the GPL by digi_owl on Friday March 06, 2015 @10:48AM (#9157578)
In essence it "restricts" your ability to profit from others effort.
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Re:The time has come to stand up for the GPL by shiggerino on Friday March 06, 2015 @11:36AM (#9157907)
It doesn't even do that. I profit plenty from others' GPL-licensed effort. The difference is I don't feel entitled to restrict others from profiting from the effort that went into creating the combined work.
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Re:The time has come to stand up for the GPL by shiggerino on Friday March 06, 2015 @11:04AM (#9157703)
There is no such restriction. Freedom 3 is just that, a freedom, not a duty to release your changes to the public.
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