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In article <kqbqsrINN98f@early-bird.think.com> barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin) writes:
>>> The GPL is an implementation of  "don't give them any assistance."
>>No, it's an implementation of "don't let them do things a different way
>>to the way we do things".  It doesn't say "you can distribute this software
>>commercially, but we won't help you do so"; it says "you cannot distribute
>>this software commercially".
>How does the GPL prevent you from distributing your software your way?
>Unless you've gotten help from the FSF (by accepting their offer to let you
>use their code as part of your software) it doesn't affect you at all.
>You have the choice of accepting their help, in which case you must abide
>by their restrictions, or not getting help from the FSF, in which case you
>can do what you like.

According to this reasoning, what GNU calls software hoarding is likewise an
implementation of "don't give them any assistance": you have the choice between
accepting their help (using their software) and abiding by their restric-
tions, or not getting help at all.
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