Picking a license

Aahz aahz at pythoncraft.com
Mon May 10 11:06:24 EDT 2010


In article <074b412a-c2f4-4090-a52c-4d69edb29a22 at d39g2000yqa.googlegroups.com>,
Paul Boddie  <paul at boddie.org.uk> wrote:
>
>Actually, the copyleft licences don't "force" anyone to "give back
>changes": they oblige people to pass on changes.

IMO, that's a distinction without a difference, particularly if you
define "give back" as referring to the community rather than the original
project.  With the FSF itself using "pressure" in the FAQ entry you
linked to, I have no clue why you and Ben Finney object to my use of
"force".
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