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 > > If you want to hoard software, you have to buy into the
 > > hoarder philosophy wholesale and hire a mess of lawyers.  On
 > > the other hand if you`'re willing to turn your softweare
 > > loose, then you can forget the lawyers and get on with
 > > writing more software.
 > 
 > Excuse me, but this is idiotic. If I violate the GPL, and I'm sued,
 > boycotted (or whatever) by GNU as a result of it, this is solely _my_
 > fault because of my "hoarder philosophy"?

You've changed the subject somewhat.  Yes, it is your fault that
you have to hire a mess of lawyers if you decide to try to hoard
a program that has GNU code in it.  Not necessarily becasue
you'll get sued but rather to make sure that your work is not a
derivative work so that you don't get sued.

It's easy to avoid the lawyers.  You choose not to avoid them by
trying to hoard software that may not be yours.

 > It's just as much GNU's fault for trying to enforce its
 > license. Or for writing their license in their particular way
 > in the first place.

Hardly.  The GPL spells out how you can safely use the software
and avoid the lawyers.  This isn't like being blindsided with a
patent or "look and feel" lawsuit, in which you look up in
shocked suprise and discover you're being sued.  The GPL makes it
about as plain as it can be made--- in a nutshell "Don't hoard
this software or software that contains this software."  If you
go ahead and try to get away with it anyway, how can you blame
someone else for the consequences?