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> Indeed, the GPL would be more free in a way, more restricted in another way

True, and RMS is concerned with freedom for end-users above freedom for phone vendors and network operators.

GPL v3 with anti-tivoisation clauses seem to be exactly designed to disallow "malicious" firmware some Android phones have.



Sure, but Google never claimed to be on the GPL.




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