the GPL. Release your own code under a license of your choice. The fact is, RMS is clear about what freedom he is propagating and the GPL is a clear indication of it. It appears that others in the OSI community aren't really sure whether they're protecting the code, the programmer or protecting the user. I respect the principle of "Freedom of Speech" here in USA when persons like yourself and Richard Stallman openly and honestly express their views irrespective of the consequences politically. However a trend has developed when many of those criticizing RMS on this fanaticism or "extremism" by a few, fail to apply the exact same criteria for such label to individuals and companies from the proprietary world who spare no effort to demonize and even illegally thwart "Free/Open Source Software " on every turn. As long as the effort is equal in going after -- rhetorically -- those commercial, proprietary entities whose behavior and practices can for all practical terms be considered and described as "evil", then there is a reasonable balance of name calling. Paul Elliott said: The problem is not any failing of RMS, it is the fact that RMS is a hero and a genius and many small minds are not smart enough to understand him. You see this argument among religious fanatics all the time: "The Rules are not arbitrary and stupid. They are the work of a Vast Intelligence whose purpose our poor human minds cannot comprehend." Uh, no....People are smart