JoeBidet

... er.... the only thing stopping an AmericaBad-with-a-gun is an AmericaGood-with-a-gun...?

That's what i am asking yes. Why is that ridiculous?

more on the topic: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ (that greatly predates the coining of the confusing, narrowing term "open source" as an attempt to replace/erase the philosophical goals of free/libre software)

The goal is to collectively free humans from the enslavement and dangers that proprietary computing represents.

It's a collective fight for freedom. Then of course we must continuously question and revise the tactics, and invent new ways of funding, sustaining, supporting, etc... the goal.

bittorrent! <3

I agree with the geneal idea that one could do even more than what the GPL does, but i think it does a lot already.

On the case of Android, i think Google doesn't care too much about the kernel code itself, wouldn't mind contributing back to it if they had to, as the entire ecosystem of software around the kernel is what they use to capture users and keep control of their devices... GGL doesnt need the kernel for that, and the linux kernel is a smol drop of code in the ocean of a prison that is android...

See how Google is adverse to the use of the AGPL in their own products https://drewdevault.com/2020/07/27/Anti-AGPL-propaganda.html this would in practice force them to reveal to their users how they process their data, and would probably scare them to death...

So I am not a proponent of copyright, but it seems that GPL and AGPL are pretty effective tools at discouraging corporations in some cases (not perfect though)

then why not wording as "what is the worst wrong doing you've done?" am asking from the standpoint of language (and the one of instance policy), as "sin you've done" sounds to me, at face value, like bigotry (ie. integrating the view of one religion as something universal and/or real)

As a non-native English-speaker, what i find is:

Sin

noun

1 transgression of divine law: the sin of Adam.

2 any act regarded as such a transgression, especially a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle."

(from https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sin?r=75&amp;src=ref&amp;ch=dic )

both definition include a notion of religion.

not talking about murder here. just about the notion of "sin".

GNU GPL r0x

:)

Does the notion of "sin" not qualify as bigotry?

All culture belongs to everyone, therefore should be accessible to everyone.

The sale of goods only concerns those who can and want to afford it.

Sharing is not theft.

Pirates are cool.

The House of 72 Tenants, 1973 Hong Kong film directed by Chor Yuen.