Henrik Ingo wrote:
Yes. However, when referring to the GPL FAQ, I actually believe it represents the common understanding of a rather large portion of the FOSS community, not just the understanding of Stallman or perhaps Moglen. (Granted, for many it is just that they accept whatever the
Whilst Rick takes the view that the law doesn't allow the FSF to achieve its objectives, and there is a bias amongst people enquiring here towards people who want to leverage GPLed code without revealing their proprietary code. My impression is that most people who use the GPL to protect their own intellectual creations actually tend to believe that the GPL protects against commercial exploitation even more than the FSF states, or would want it to do so.
FSF says, for others it might be they don't want to argue with the FSF, but even so, their acceptance then contributes to the common understanding.) Hence I find it a useful though not legally authoritative document.
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