> From your source: [...] It's not "source" in the journalistic sense of the word - it's an illustration. Like other links in that paragraph, there's some obvious whimsy; as there's obviously a lot of gray area between Stallman's ideals, what Stallman is able to get away with, and mildly restrictive licenses like [AL2 / PSFL](http://copyfree.org/standard/rejected) that only hamper philosophical purists like myself.
> And they're not even the only commies: other licenses use patent/property > laws to wrench code from the hands of open-source software projects who dare > to use proprietary software, because they state that open-source software > that’s bundled with proprietary software must preserve the license - > therefore spreading the license virally. I don't know what you mean by " _wrench_ code from the hands of open-source software projects who dare to use proprietary software". Anyone can _copy_ free code; no one can take it away. If proprietary copiers are able to sell their copies, despite disadvantaging it with their restrictions, it is only because they've added value to the people who voluntarily choose to pay them, improving their productivity and growing the economy. This added value also benefits open source ecosystems with improvement ideas and jobs that pay the bills for people who support free software in their spare time. I myself avoid all proprietary software, and it is increasingly easy for anyone to do so. (Proprietary platforms like GitHub are a different story.) > COMMUNISTS EVERYWHERE! :o) My culture's (over)use of the word "commie" refers to a slippery slope in the statist direction, not a literal and deliberate identity. My main point is that license purity can be a deliberate selling point for Nim. There are 100+ languages more popular than Nim, and many are catching up with the features, but Nim can have unique selling points they can never compete on. Very few languages have no uncopyfree dependencies the [way Nim does](https://www.freshports.org/lang/nim) (especially now that latest LLVM is AL2), and are portable to as many copyfree OSes (including Haiku, MINIX, etc). Encouraging copyfree licenses (and no [ridiculous left-wing threats](https://forum.nim-lang.org/t/4703)) in the module ecosystem would solidify Nim's claim as "the #1 most libertarian programming language". 👑 And now the lack of [Ehmkeian](https://theothermccain.com/2018/05/30/coraline-ada-ehmke-transgender-feminist-satanic-sjw/) political correctness witch-hunt drama is an additional bonus.
