Apple has a history with gcc.

Posted Mar 1, 2015 2:46 UTC (Sun) by cas (guest, #52554)
In reply to: Apple has a history with gcc. by k8to
Parent article: Emacs and LLDB

I didn't say that free software is always better, i said you're better off choosing free software over proprietary software.

that's because freedom is a benefit that transcends software quality. there are many cases where proprietary software is better quality and/or has more features than comparable free software - but free software allows you to do things that you can not legally or practically do with proprietary software.

similarly copyleft software has the advantage over non-copyleft free sw that it actively promotes and enhances the cause of free software for everyone - with the only restriction being that you can't restrict the freedom of others to do whatever they want with the software or derivative works.