Free?

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Thu Oct 27 11:01:02 PDT 2011


Jeff Nowakowski Wrote:

> On 10/27/2011 02:44 AM, Don wrote:
> >
> > There is a serious point behind it, though.
> > The use of "free" in conjunction with the GPL, has a different meaning
> > than "free" normally means.
> 
> I actually agree, and have espoused this view myself in the past. If 
> this was the reasoned argument that was actually made, instead of "free 
> as in herpes", then I would have no problem with it.

My experience says we can't have freedom without law. Anarchy is possible only hypothetically (it would work only in a very unrealistic condition). So it's pretty safe to assert freedom implies enforcement.


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