Hans-Jürgen Koch wrote:
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> If somebody prefers an other OS for license reasons only, let them. You
> cannot have open source software without open source license. If a
> company chooses Linux, they do it for technical reasons, and because
> they're able to modify the sources to suit their needs. Whatever
> advantages they see in Linux, they have to know that they have to
> accept its license. Just saying "I like your software but
> your license is stupid" is childish. Use CE instead.

Nobody is saying "I don't like your licence."  The issue is a technical
restriction in Linux that attempts to restrict non-GPL software from
running under it.  It's a bullish approach, technically incompetent,
legally meaningless and politically damaging.
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