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The Linux Kernel Will Soon Be MIT-Licensed and Copyleft Will Be Dead Within 5 Years

raindog308

Mar 08, 2026

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Now that reimplementing software is so easy to do, copyleft is crumbling. The Linux kernel may well be next.

The Linux Kernel Will Soon Be MIT-Licensed and Copyleft Will Be Dead Within 5 Years

Reader Comment Response: You Don't Have to Be Richard Stallman to Be a Free Software Advocate

raindog308

Nov 10, 2025

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Our recent post, The Insanity of the Richard Stallman Lifestyle and the Psychology Behind It, has generated quite a bit of discussion on LowEndTalk, as well as a comment here on LowEndTalk. Calvyn Lee asked: "Do you think his extreme habits are necessary to truly live out the free software philosophy, or could someone be just as committed without going to such lengths?" Here's my take.

Reader Comment Response: You Don't Have to Be Richard Stallman to Be a Free Software Advocate

The Insanity of the Richard Stallman Lifestyle and the Psychology Behind It

raindog308

Nov 04, 2025

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Recently, there's been a member of LowEndTalk who's been asking some very strange questions that read like a Richard Stallman acolyte.

The Insanity of the Richard Stallman Lifestyle and the Psychology Behind It

Will the Linux Kernel Be the Last GNU Public License Project Standing?

raindog308

Mar 20, 2025

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The GNU Public License was once extremely popular in the FOSS world. But over recent years, its popularity has rapidly faded and the nails in its coffin are really starting to stack up. Most recently, Ubuntu has announced they're swapping out coreutils for an Apache-licensed alternative.

Will the Linux Kernel Be the Last GNU Public License Project Standing?

Why Do My Files Have Quotes in the Them When I Use 'ls'?

raindog308

Oct 20, 2021

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If you've upgraded to a recent Linux version, you may have noticed a change in the output of your ls commands. Specifically, files that have spaces or other special characters in them are quoted. For...

Why Do My Files Have Quotes in the Them When I Use 'ls'?

LibrePlanet (the FSF Conference) One Week From Today - and it's Free (as in Beer)!

raindog308

Mar 13, 2021

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If you don't have plans for next weekend (March 20-21), you might consider attending LibrePlanet, an annual conference held by the Free Software Foundation. Because of COVID-19, LibrePlanet is once a...