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Authored by: stegu on Wednesday, June 26 2013 @ 08:59 AM EDT |
People trying to attack Linux and free software in general seem to have a very
dim understanding of the underlying concepts for sharing without relinquishing
control or ownership. They often fail to understand the difference between
public domain code and GPL or other formal licenses, and they seem to have
problems with separating lawful sharing from illicit copying. After a decade of
strong market presence for free software, I don't think this is an honest
mistake any longer. Lawyers are not stupid, and businesspeople are not known for
being sloppy when it comes to knowing their competition. My interpretation is
that these people are on a mission to keep spreading confusion by pretending not
to understand, to try to keep the waters muddled. Lately, the strategy has blown
back in their faces and made them look silly, but they are still at it, so I
suppose the strategy still works for at least some of the more uninformed
targets. I hope that it will soon only reflect badly on them.
Ye foul creatures of the night: Eat our mighty truthiness!
Good stuff can be free.
Sharing is not stealing.
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