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		teddyh on Dec 13, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ubiquiti all the things: How I fixed my dodgy Wi-F... Is a free society one the laws of which you can’t break? No, that’s called anarchy. A free society can have laws, and a free license can have conditions.

ianal_uanal on Dec 13, 2016 [–]

A free society is one where people don't have restrictions. And guess what GPL has.

jdbernard on Dec 13, 2016 | [–]

So in your view of a free society I should be free from restrictions on killing other people?

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