Tim O’Reilly addresses the middle ground between Open Source jihad and IP-clutching hysteria.

But I believe that Bradley goes too far when he identifies any proprietary software as “harming users by denying their freedom.” It’s ironic that in defending the GPL against Microsoft’s distorted claims that the GPL will “infect” other software, free software advocates point out that you are only bound by the GPL if you choose to use the software. Well, you are only bound by proprietary software if you choose to use it.

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