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.