One of the <i>world&#x27;s</i> most popular pieces of software is distributed under the public domain. I used that term to emphasize the extent to which I care about freedom.<p>&gt; And talking about how &quot;the original code is free&quot; misses the point<p>It doesn&#x27;t miss the point. That the original code is free is a crucial and important point. It just may not be the extent to what <i>you</i> care about, but your phrasing suggests otherwise.<p>&gt; enslaving users using your software<p>Enslaving? Oh please.<p>&gt; arguing that you like permissive licenses while stating that you care about perpetual user freedom is having your cake and eating it.<p>That&#x27;s FSF doublethink, plain and simple. Co-opting the word &quot;freedom&quot; was one of the most genius marketing ploys ever done. It&#x27;s such an overloaded term that nobody will notice, but it&#x27;s such an enticing term to use to brow beat anyone who disagrees with you into freedom hating slaveowners.