Re: "You may not..."

On Thu, 16 May 2024 16:29:50 -0500, chrisv wrote:

some dumb fsck wrote:

>
The Windows EULA is a straightforward legal contract,

 
...which is all about preserving Micro$oft's rights, at the expense of
yours.

+1
 

while the GPL is a pile of nonsense.

 
...according to a ridiculous troll who lives in an upside-down world.
 
Back in the real world, it's facilited the availability of tons of great
software and has had an enormously positive impact upon the world.

There is no denying that. Not only has it allowed for hardware to last
longer and for people to do more with the hardware (because softtware you
would have to pay for is available for free, legally), it has neutralized
any form of bullying the corporations could have done against up-and-
coming businesses, small nations and regular people. The mere fact that
Linux is around is what allows Cuba to circumvent unfair embargoes to keep
up technologically, allowed Russia to laugh as both Microsoft and Apple
decided to blacklist the nation in addition to allowing Google to quickly
respond to iOS to create a competing operating system any manufacturer
could use to compete in the smartphone market. For me, open-source is what
has alowed for Usenet to stay alive as the only tools available to access
the forums some asshole American politician decided to kill are open-
source.