] But the spread of Linux could be hurt by another
] group--and ironically, it's the free-software proponents
] themselves.
]
] For months, in secret, the Free Software Foundation, a
] Boston-based group that controls the licensing process
] for Linux and other "free" programs, has been making
] threats to Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people )
] and Broadcom (nasdaq: BRCM - news - people ) over a
] networking router that runs the Linux operating system.

Forbes supports companies that take GLPed software, modify it, and then sell it without distributing source. The GPL is spun as anti-capitalist.

Forbes.com: We hate the GPL