Stallman claims that once code is licensed under the GPL, it can't be revoked:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18081199" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18081199</a><p>Which kind of makes sense, since anyone who currently has a valid license to use the code (anyone running Linux) has all the source and can legally redistribute or modify it, based on the terms of their current license.
<i>“The question not to get hung up on is what any individual's choice in this matter says about their attitude towards, say, historically underrepresented minorities. It is perfectly cononsistent to be pro-tolerance and pro-inclusion while believing this subculture ought to be all about producing good code without regard to who is offended by the process.”</i><p>I don't follow the logic. A hostile environment would negatively impact the long-term sustainability and quality of the project... alienating people who would be want to and are able to contribute... it's an odd trade just to appease those who would threaten the project because they demand the ability to offend or ostracize people.<p>A quick gaze beyond the rhetoric looks like a silly sense of entitlement.