'It is quite clear to me that the parent's intention was to challenge the ritualistic "Why not MIT/BSD?" type of argument.'
It seems plenty possible, hence my explicit note that I was assuming otherwise. It doesn't seem clear - I've encountered people asking that question honestly and I tried to give an honest answer. To the degree that I'm a partisan in this discussion I am pro-GPL, but I think it's worth acknowledging the legitimate points raised by reasonable people on the other side.
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'It is quite clear to me that the parent's intention was to challenge the ritualistic "Why not MIT/BSD?" type of argument.'
It seems plenty possible, hence my explicit note that I was assuming otherwise. It doesn't seem clear - I've encountered people asking that question honestly and I tried to give an honest answer. To the degree that I'm a partisan in this discussion I am pro-GPL, but I think it's worth acknowledging the legitimate points raised by reasonable people on the other side.