David McMackins' Personal Plot of the Interwebs

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Why I use the GPL

The GPL receives a significant amount of criticism for the way it claims to be a free software license yet imposes a number of restrictions and requirements upon the users and developers of GPL software.

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Switching Julie

A few weeks ago, my classmate wanted something better for her laptop. She was complaining about how slow it was while we were working in the lab together. I idly bragged about “what I could do with a computer,” and she asked how much I would charge to fix hers up.

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