This highlights an interesting philosophical disparity. You (correctly) point out that a license is a "permission to do something" - but the perception among fo

This highlights an interesting philosophical disparity. You (correctly) point out that a license is a "permission to do something" - but the perception among folks appears to be that the license is in fact what restricts your permissions. Thus, from their perspective, "the smaller the license, the larger your freedoms" - and, so, they conclude (incorrectly, but understandably) that the end-point of "no license whatsoever" would correspond with "complete freedom".