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> GPL is not a "use it however the fuck I want" license. Maybe you're thinking of the WTFPL?

No. GPL is a "use it however the fuck you want" license. The GPL has no restrictions on *use*, only on redistribution.

Yes, having no restrictions on use is the first and most critical software freedom. The others are there more to help protect the first (IMO). GPL in particular tries to reach quite far to protect all of them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Free_Software_Definition

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