On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 5:05 AM, Tobias Knerr <[email protected]> wrote:
> Brendan Morley wrote: > > All for addressing, as far as I can tell, a theoretical problem, with no > real-world "exploits". > > I understand that actual exploits would make the problem more obvious, > but I find the underlying logic questionable nevertheless. > > No one has broken into my house for 5 years now. Does this mean my door > locks are secure? No, it might easily just mean that > * most people are honest enough not break into my house > * the stuff I have in here is not valuable enough > * I was simply lucky > Of course, it doesn't necessarily mean that the locks are insecure > either, it's just that you need experts checking the locks to decide > this. > Unless you're living inside a bank vault, I highly doubt your locks are secure or that you'd be willing to pay to secure them. Especially not when they're sitting next to a big window that can probably be easily broken with a nice brick. Good analogy, actually. ODbL is the fancy million dollar lock (which is brand new and has been tested much less than your previous $50 one). Copyright law is the big huge window sitting next to the locked door.
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