🚀 go-pugleaf

>> What you seem to be suggesting is that IP rights (attempt to) ensure that the
>> rights of the individual are guarded, often at the cost of the public in
>> general.  On the other hand, GPL (attempts to) ensure the rights of
>> the public by changing the interests of the individual toward those
>> things that lead to the common good.  True?
>
>I would tend to agree with this.  Does anyone, aside from the unnamed
>person who wanted to start the Truly FSF, have a problem with
>encouraging such behavior by GPLing your work?

Well, there's a problem with the first part if you view it from the
point of view of the U.S. Constitution.  According to the document,
the "intellectual property" limited monopolies are there for the
common good, not for the benefit of authors.

Of course nowadays the U.S. Constitution is not in fashion any more -
even the material it's written on has been prohibited which seems to
describe the general mindset of treating also the text and ideas in it
- so this might not be relevant here.

//Jyrki