Matthew Garrett writes: > Michael Poole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> As you point out elsewhere, total fabrications can be invented to >> support any claim, but DFSG freedom questions should be limited to >> what the license imposes on or requires from users. > > What's the point in us worrying about licenses granting freedoms that > can't actually be exercised in life? There is no "freedom not to be > sued", so it's impossible for a license to contravene that.
There are the DFSG freedoms to not have to pay a fee and to not be discriminated against, and licenses can contravene those. Even though a sociopath can impose costs on an arbitrary person, we should not treat being vicimized by a sociopath as the baseline for freedom. Michael Poole -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
