Re: GNU Public Licences Revisited (again)

Willem writes:

> Well then, could you make a case why closed source is better in the bigger
> picture ?
>
> Besides the fact that 'locking in' your buyers is good for a vendor ?

Partnerships--despite (or perhaps BECAUSE OF) any "locking in"--can be
beneficial to both parties.

Marriage is, in part, based on this premise. So are many other forms
of partnership. It's beneficial to both parties, despite the downsides.

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