Don wrote: > On 26.10.2011 17:16, Jeff Nowakowski wrote: >> On 10/26/2011 12:51 AM, Nick Sabalausky wrote: >> >>> "Jeff Nowakowski"<j...@dilacero.org> wrote in message >>>> Nitpicking? Are you serious? GPL has provided immense benefits and >>>> has been voluntarily adopted around the world, >> >>> So have the non-viral free licenses. >> >> And if I said they were "Free as in dogshit", would this also be >> "true" and not mudslinging? > > There is a serious point behind it, though. > The use of "free" in conjunction with the GPL, has a different meaning > than "free" normally means. > > The term "free software" is highly misleading, it should probably be > spelt "Free Software(tm)". Or "Free* Software. *Conditions apply."
And have a warning label, required by the "surgeon general of software", stating the hazards/dangers. :-)