GPL

Background

(Keep this short - 2 sentances.)

Sharing

The GPL is about sharing.

Commons

The GPL is a way to preserve a commons, while giving people the freedom to do what they want with the hardware and software. The GPL was invented when RMS when his colleague 'privatized', i.e. stole, a group project, emacs.

Dr. Adrian Bowyer and hundred of thousand of Linux user-developers find the GPL useful to prevent further rent-seeking theft by bad actors.

Further discussion may be beyond the scope of this webpage.