John Souvestre wrote:
> When you do something willingly (write a patch), knowing what the consequences
> are, and chosing to do so anyway, this isn't exploitation.
You've misunderstood. I said that the GPL exploits copyright law with
respect to derivative works, not the author of the patch. Big difference.
> Nobody is forcing you to use GPL licensed software. Nobody is forcing you to
> shop at Walgreen's either. If you don't like the offer that the author is
> making, don't accept it.
I already said that I don't submit patches and bug fixes. I also don't
distribute modified versions of software.
J
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