> I'm not sure I'm a fan of that, as that's the opposite of what I see freedom being.
Your freedom ends where other people's freedom begins. That's just basic ethics. No freedom is absolute.
And by releasing important software under Free/Libre licenses, one enables a lot of other people's freedoms that way.
Whereas the distinction of freedom you're looking for is egoistic and self-serving. Which is okay, I guess, for code that you wrote all by yourself, but not for projects where other people participate as well.
Your freedom ends where other people's freedom begins. That's just basic ethics. No freedom is absolute.
And by releasing important software under Free/Libre licenses, one enables a lot of other people's freedoms that way.
Whereas the distinction of freedom you're looking for is egoistic and self-serving. Which is okay, I guess, for code that you wrote all by yourself, but not for projects where other people participate as well.