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To paraphrase your last paragraph: "If your ideal system allows parasites, you're not entitled to use mechanisms (e.g. social stigma) to control those parasites."? Complaining about parasitic behavior is a form of social control. It actually comes part and parcel with the open source license. If you don't like people talking bad about free loaders, stay away from the open source community.



I find it amusing when GPL advocates get hurt over a company not contributing. At least people who license with BSD tend to be more pragmatic.




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