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I am curious why/how you concluded this was a libertarian analysis? Do you and tptacek have a history that gave you additional context to what he wrote? When I
by dfc 13y ago
I am curious why/how you concluded this was a libertarian analysis? Do you and tptacek have a history that gave you additional context to what he wrote? When I read it I did not see anything that screamed libertarian.
- tptacek 13y agoI'm not a libertarian. Rather the opposite (a mainstream down-the-line progressive liberal).
- lisper 13y agoI didn't know whether he was a libertarian or not, but ignoring externalities is a hallmark of libertarian thought. I apologize if I made an unwarranted assumption. But the substance of my comment applies regardless.
- tptacek 13y agoThe substance of your argument is that, having provided a free "no commercial use" SSL certificate that explicitly requires a $40 handling fee for revocation, Start has somehow assumed some obligation on the part of the users that opted into this scheme, and that their users' reticence in forking out money for revocation is an externality created by Start. I don't find that argument credible.