Windows Asks You to Accept GPL

Applicable notices and license terms GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public License is I accept the license terms Next Collecting information Installing Windows

A Windows Setup installer displays the GNU General Public License and asks the user to accept its terms before continuing. The joke is that Windows, traditionally proprietary software, is presenting the free-software GPL as part of its installation, creating an ironic contradiction. It can be used as a reaction to hypocrisy, unexpected licensing choices, or software that claims to respect freedom while imposing restrictions. EN: A Windows Setup installer displays the GNU General Public License and asks the user to accept its terms before continuing. The joke is that Windows, traditionally proprietary software, is presenting the free-software GPL as part of its installation, creating an ironic contradiction. It can be used as a reaction to hypocrisy, unexpected licensing choices, or software that claims to respect freedom while imposing restrictions.

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