Picking a license

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

In message
<ab78bcb6-f07c-4d6c-b6aa-961f4ff597e8 at i9g2000yqi.googlegroups.com>, Patrick 
Maupin wrote:

> On May 14, 6:12 am, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo at geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
> wrote:
>
>> In message
>> <2ff3643b-6ef1-4471-8438-dcba0dc93... at a21g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>,
>> Patrick Maupin wrote:
>
>>> On May 13, 10:04 pm, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
>>> <ldo at geek-central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:
>>
>> >> In message <mailman.142.1273767256.32709.python-l... at python.org>, Ed
>> >> Keith wrote:
>>
>>>>> The claim is being made that [the GPL] restricts freedom.
>>>>
>>>> What about the “freedom” to restrict other people’s freedom? Should
>>>> that be restricted or not?
>>
>>> It's interesting that some people don't like the comparison of the
>>> Free Software movement to a religion, yet the main argument of the
>>> movement, and the deliberate co-opting of words like "Free" and "Free
>>> Software" ...
>>
>> Haven’t you “co-opted” those words yourself?
> 
> Only in response.

So it’s bad when others do it, but not when you do it?