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Nope. Even Stallman distinguishes between free software, which includes MIT- and Apache-licensed software, and copylefted software, which is the subset of free software that requires changes to be distributed under like terms to the original software itself.

Of course RMS and the FSF would much rather you use copylefted software and copyleft licenses such as the GPL. But not doing so is not the inherent submission to evil that using proprietary software is, in their view.




> But not doing so is not the inherent submission to evil that using proprietary software is, in their view.

No one says using proprietary software is evil. What you do with your computer is none of my business.

Distributing software without giving the recipient a right to inspect, modify and share it is what is evil.


And buying and using that software is submitting to evil forces. Which is what I said.




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