Comment Re:Where to draw the line (Score 1) 326
I had to explain the GPL to my technical architect, he didn't like it at all until I changed tack and used the example of replacing a component you got for free, then it all suddenly made sense to him (and to be fair, to me too).
I don't like the "viral" nature of the GPL, but the concept that it should be free to replace sounds quite reasonable. I dislike the idea that all software should be "free" as well, freedom is about selling software as much as giving it away, but being able to replace any software, proprietary or not, should be mandatory!