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Yes, the internet is good at selecting pedantic people for extended discussions of absurdities. However, this doesn't have much significance for whether GPL-style licensing provisions are preferable in the regular world.


HN managed to generate 22 comments discussing a 6 line lighthearted hypothetical musing on LWN.

>pedantic people for extended discussions of absurdities.

And here we are!


I'm more amazed that even a semi-humorous topic gathered any significant quantity of upvotes, let alone enough to get frontpaged.

That said, this is the silliest I've been grinning today, so thanks all :)


I think it was intended to be funny.




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