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In an article posted to one of the g++ lists, Jim Adcock of
Microsoft asserts that it is inconsistent for GNU to promote
the freedom to share and change software unless GNU wishes
to maximise the use of that software.  He seems to confuse
the freedom to use software with the use itself.  Moreover,
he seems to assert groundlessly that the GPL and LGPL contain
some general, unconditional prohibition which stops 3/4 of
all users from using GNU software.

Surely everyone is free to use GNU software, even for purposes
of which members of the GNU project disapprove.  They may even
hoard software created and compiled with the help of GNU software,
providing the source of their programs does not include GNU source.
They may even write and distribute programs containing GNU source,
provided they are willing to distribute their source and conform
to the other restrictions imposed by the GNU Public License.

The terms of the GPL are generous, but it is not surprising that
an employee of a software hoarding company should object to them.