On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:24:46 -0500 Mark Woodward <[email protected]> wrote:
> There is no conflation, the two are very much related. Please explain > how "rights" are different than "freedoms" in a way that describing > freedoms as rights is improper. A freedom is typically a right. A right is an idea defined by law or common consensus. Freedom is the state of being without restriction or duress. Right and freedom are related but they are not synonymous. Getting to vote is a right. Getting to vote for the person you want to vote for is freedom. Religious worship is a right. Your choice of which religion to practice is freedom. Publishing a work of art, including software, is a right. Choosing which license to publish that work under is freedom. -- Rich P. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
