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rickmb on Jan 31, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The ongoing fight against GPL enforcement

The GPL and the concept of keeping software free permanently embodies the very definition of Free Software.

What you're saying is "the absence of color doesn't fit my idea of what black should be, I see black as having a little touch of yellow in it".

AmazingBytecode on Jan 31, 2012 [–]

Alright, Free Software isn't the appropriate term for the type of open-source license that I appreciate. I apologize for my poor choice of terms.

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