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I have been thinking that I should dual license my code under GPL and a license which forbids the enforcement of copyright and patents. People could then chose the one which one align closer to their philosophy.

Something like: Recipient of this software can do what ever they want so long they agree to a contract that bounds them to never do enforcement, in legal and technical form, for copyright and patents.

A complete ban on lawsuits for copyright infringement and patents, including the use of DRM technology that manage and enforces copyright and patents. It is also not limited to just the work that I distribute, but as a contract would cover everything the recipient create or has created, be indefinite, and with harsh fines if broken. I do not think a single person or company who refuse to use GPL would instead accept that deal. Will you be the first person to accept such deal and forever stop creating tumors on the worlds resources by putting software under proprietary licenses?



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