GPL Infectiousness

[Robert Bushman]

On 30 Sep 2002, Derek Neighbors wrote:

> The irony is that proprietary vendors use their advantages to restrict
> freedom, GPL vendors use their advantages to enfore freedom.

Indeed - clearly the GPL is doing good with its
infection.  Isn't that the way immunizations work?
You get a small dose of the virus, which is
mildly damaging in the short run, but makes you
stronger in the long run.

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