1998-10-09 - RE: GPL & commercial software, the critical distinction (fwd)
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From: Matthew James Gering <mgering@ecosystems.net>
To: “‘Steve Mynott’” <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net>
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UTC Datetime: 1998-10-09 10:00:10 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 18:00:10 +0800
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From: Matthew James Gering <mgering@ecosystems.net>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 18:00:10 +0800
To: "'Steve Mynott'" <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net>
Subject: RE: GPL & commercial software, the critical distinction (fwd)
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Not really, the state holds a monopoly on "legal" force, whereas the
Mafia and other black-market organizations do not. What is interesting
is they use force often because they cannot use the government legal
system to arbitrate their disputes.
Matt
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Mynott [mailto:stevem@tightrope.demon.co.uk]
> On Thu, Oct 08, 1998 at 04:14:32PM -0700, Matthew James Gering wrote:
> >
> > The Mafia has had two primary characteristics:
> >
> > a) the use of force
>
> wouldn't this characteristic define the mafia as a "state" to some
> degree?
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