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singpolyma commented on Mozilla to drop some adware from Firefox, but not completely at Reddit, saying
Firefox is the best

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Stephen Paul Weber posted, “"proprietary software can’t be the answer because proprietary software is the problem" — https://jxself.org/debian-doubletalk.shtml” @ 2015-339.843Z
singpolyma commented on TIL companies tried to bribe Bradley M. Kuhn to stop GPL enforcement at Reddit, saying
These companies routinely bind themselves to contracts and NDAs with proprietary vendors where failure to meet specific obligations can be very costly. As a result they are careful to adhere to those obligations. They don't bother to try with the GPL because they know they won't get caught, and if they do no enforcement action is going to ask them for more than compliance.

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singpolyma commented on TIL companies tried to bribe Bradley M. Kuhn to stop GPL enforcement at Reddit, saying

Everyone would transition to FreeBSD or a Linux kernel with a BSD userland rather than risk the penalty.

So you're saying they only use Linux because they know they can get away with their copyright infringements? Al the more reason to put a fire they understand (losses to the bottom line) under them
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singpolyma commented on TIL companies tried to bribe Bradley M. Kuhn to stop GPL enforcement at Reddit, saying
automatically? How?

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singpolyma commented on Lets Encrypt is entering beta, but if you need some quick, free, "poor man's" SSL cert for your site, CloudFlare FlexiSSL is also a cool option at Reddit, saying
Or startssl is free and can be used end-to-end

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singpolyma commented on Companies tried to bribe Bradley M. Kuhn to stop GPL enforcement at Reddit, saying
A big factor is they want to enable people to keep using free software more than they want universal compliance. So the goal is always to get compliance in each particular product/company. An injunction against distributing the kernel ever again would be effective (and in my opinion, good), but run counter to the principles conservancy has chosen.

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singpolyma commented on Companies tried to bribe Bradley M. Kuhn to stop GPL enforcement at Reddit, saying
I have a total respect for conservancy's work in each individual situation, but in a big-picture sense I have to disagree. Violators are not partners or clients, they are infringers and abusers. Punitive damages exist for a reason: because most corporations can only think straight when their bottom line is hurting so much it might bleed out.

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singpolyma commented on Companies tried to bribe Bradley M. Kuhn to stop GPL enforcement at Reddit, saying
These companies shouldn't be weary. They should be terrified. Potential violators should be so afraid of enforcement that they run screaming from the mere suggestion that they violate.

I love conservacy and I fully support their work (and yes, that includes with my money), but the soft-touch approach always seems… less effective for the big picture.

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