> Basically that means that someone under 18 can read the GPL licensing agreement, > agree to the conditions, download the product and then not be bound by the terms and > conditions of the contract.
Of course the main purpose of the GPL is to prevent anyone from adding more restrictive terms to free software they didn't write. Someone who cannot enter into a binding contract would have a tough time doing that. They could, I suppose, add functionality and then refuse to release the source code, or make & distribute Corel Linux CDs without a copy the GPL or some such dastardly thing.
Odd though it may seem that Corel is concerned about a contingency that the Debian don't seem to be concerned about... well, they are a company, after all, and paranoia is part of the trade. Does anyone know if RMS has said anything about this < 18 business?
When you say "classic liberal", you're very nearly using the exact terminology. There is a distinction to be made between what is now often called "classical liberalism"... the position of John Locke, Adam Smith and Thomas Jefferson, and the "modern liberalism" of FDR and Ted Kennedy. The two share some positions, such as freedom of the press and sharp separation of church and state, but on issues such as gun rights and the free market classical liberals are aligned with today's US "conservatives".
The term "libertarian" was coined by people who saw themselves in the classical liberal tradition, but who found that in the US the term "liberal" had, oddly, become sturdily affixed to a populist, federalist position. From my understanding, the term "liberal" retains somewhat more of its original meaning in Europe and elsewhere... perhaps in Canada as well.
And IMHO, the real offense of income tax is against privacy. The 16th amendment needs to go.
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> agree to the conditions, download the product and then not be bound by the terms and
> conditions of the contract.
Of course the main purpose of the GPL is to prevent anyone from adding more restrictive terms to free software they didn't write. Someone who cannot enter into a binding contract would have a tough time doing that. They could, I suppose, add functionality and then refuse to release the source code, or make & distribute Corel Linux CDs without a copy the GPL or some such dastardly thing.
Odd though it may seem that Corel is concerned about a contingency that the Debian don't seem to be concerned about... well, they are a company, after all, and paranoia is part of the trade. Does anyone know if RMS has said anything about this < 18 business?
When you say "classic liberal", you're very nearly using the exact terminology. There is a distinction to be made between what is now often called "classical liberalism"... the position of John Locke, Adam Smith and Thomas Jefferson, and the "modern liberalism" of FDR and Ted Kennedy. The two share some positions, such as freedom of the press and sharp separation of church and state, but on issues such as gun rights and the free market classical liberals are aligned with today's US "conservatives".
The term "libertarian" was coined by people who saw themselves in the classical liberal tradition, but who found that in the US the term "liberal" had, oddly, become sturdily affixed to a populist, federalist position. From my understanding, the term "liberal" retains somewhat more of its original meaning in Europe and elsewhere... perhaps in Canada as well.
And IMHO, the real offense of income tax is against privacy. The 16th amendment needs to go.