Z:gnu-www-ja-rms-nyu-2001-transcript--b8e846-So, the GPL is designed to sto/en

So, the GPL is designed to stop that. And it says, Yes, you are welcome to join the community and use this code. You can use it to do all sorts of jobs. But, if you release a modified version, you've got to release that to our community, as part of our community, as part of the free world.