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>>>>> On 20 Feb 92 15:31:37 GMT, mathew@mantis.co.uk (From A to B) said:

mathew> There are always going to be people who don't do things the
mathew> way you think they should be done.  There are several ways you
mathew> can deal with this:
mathew> 1. Try to pass laws to make them do things your way.
mathew> 2. Let them do things their way, but don't give them any assistance.
mathew> 3. Tolerate opinions which differ to your own.  Give people
mathew> the freedom to make their own decisions, and rely on
mathew> persuasion to entice them or educate them into doing things
mathew> your way.

mathew> The FSF approach is #1.  

The FSF approach is #2 (and #3).  The FSF goal is #1.

mathew> Rather than saying "Look what freely-available software has
mathew> done for you.  Here's why you should keep the software
mathew> freely-available..." they resort to restrictive licenses,
mathew> manifestos and propaganda about "evil software hoarders".

The GPL is an implementation of  "don't give them any assistance.".

The GNU manifest and "propaganda" is an implementation of "educate
them into doing things your way".

mathew> What I'm suggesting above is #2. If I'd been more ambitious, I
mathew> would have advocated #3.

I'm glad to hear that you agree with the FSF approach.

If the GPL approach (#2) works, we do not need #1.  If the GPL approach
does not work, we do not want #1.