On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 7:15 AM Eric S. Raymond <e...@thyrsus.com> wrote:
> John Cowan <co...@ccil.org>: > > 3) We do not consider ourselves bound by stare decisis if we believe it > > will lead to a bad result in this particular case. In my view, > open-source > > license certification is not a situation in which it is always better to > > have a settled result than a just result. > > That is elegantly put, and I fully concur. > Yes, well, growing up in a lawin' family ... (see below) For the avoidance of doubt, though: "stare decisis" means "decide this case like the last case", not "keep specific past decisions in effect". I am saying that the former does not apply: we can and do change our rules to maintain our goals. The latter is a different matter: I favor it except in very unusual circumstances. John Cowan http://vrici.lojban.org/~cowan co...@ccil.org The first thing you learn in a lawin' family is that there ain't no definite answers to anything. --Calpurnia in To Kill A Mockingbird
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