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Comment by retsibsi

6 months ago

There's no inconsistency in holding both of these positions:

- the original software is clearly unethical, and I bear no goodwill toward its developer

- I support the consistent enforcement of the GPL

In a case like this, I think it's natural to state both points. If we only focus on the second, we may be contributing to a groundswell of support for the original project/developer. That's distasteful when we only want to narrowly support their right to have their licensing terms respected.