Why yes, I did order a new strawman, thanks so much!

What strawman? The GPL has been one of the drivers of the success of Linux and copyright is what makes that work.

You still haven't articulated how that's restrictive.

>> All the GPL does is restrict rights, unlike permissive licenses. > So.. Linux is bad and we should all use BSDs

I did not bring up Linux, much less called it bad, yet you made up a strawman and started attacking it. Good day.

	▲	cisc 22 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		We're talking about the GPL. Linux is a major project protected by the GPL. A license in isolation isn't interesting. The practical results of projects under a license is interesting. Linux is a very successful practical result under the GPL and copyright makes the GPL work. Without copyright the GPL would be unenforceable.