For miniver:

I suppose for now we can debate accross diaries. :-)

You said:

When I work for myself, I have the right to determine how what I build should be disposed; when I work for someone else, they have that right. If I don't like their rules, I can either choose to obey their rules, or work somewhere else. RMS appears to believe that he knows better than I (or the companies I've work for) do about how my work should be used -- I think he's wrong.

Forgive me if I misinterpret, but you sound like you feel RMS wants to control what other people do with your software. No one is deciding this for you, RMS may be urging you to do "the right thing" in his eyes, but it is always your choice whether or not to use existing GPL software or to use the GPL license for your software. The GPL is about how you use other peoples work, and if you so choose, about protecting how your work is used by other people. So perhaps I misinterpret you, but if not please explain how RMS is determining how what you build should be disposed.