I've oft had copyleft v. non-copyleft debates—usually heated

2026-06-28 18:07:59 UTC

I've oft had copyleft v. non-copyleft debates—usually heated—in public since USENIX ATC '98.
The *argument* wastes time. Sadly, #FOSS has 2 entrenched policy camps: 1 ultra-libertarian& 1 socialist-democratic;the philosophies are mutually exclusive.
Do: Advocate copyleft! Criticize billionaire-class(eg: #Microsoft &its #Github) on their 25yr anti-copyleft campaign! Write #copyleft sw! Fork non-copyleft sw!
Don't: have YA of these threads!
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