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They're using the same sort of relatively benign phrasing that most newscasts in the US use to refer to terrorists blowing themselves up with bombs in a crowd of people to murder them, calling them "suicide bombers" instead of what would more correctly signal their intent, "homicide bombers" because after all, the primary mission doesn't seem to be that of committing suicide, but that of killing infidels.

And let's face it, the licensing fights and development ideologies cause quite a few people to become zealots and fanatics to a similar degree as a lot of religions, with people doing things merely because they fit in with an ideology, and not so much because they're actually "good" in promoting desired outcomes.

I think these days many people are just too afraid to be politically-incorrect in their speech and writing, for fear of offending someone and perhaps getting sued. I'm not a pro-GPL zealot, and I'm not 100% against it, as it does have its place, but I can and will respect the rights of those that wish to use that licensing, and for that, I agree, it should be referred to as "piracy" of some sort.