Comment by iso1631
4 years ago
Give me, the owner of the computer, over the keystore for the root certificates I trust, and code signing is great.
> I'm mostly libertarian, but if I ever become a president, this would be one of the first things I'd make illegal, right after shortening the copyright term to like 3 years.
As a libertarian I can see the argument for getting rid of presumptive copyright (and tanking the US economy), but the government preventing people from entering into contracts that you don't like? That's just hypocritical.
> but the government preventing people from entering into contracts that you don't like?
It's not that. Plain and simple: in an ideal world, more money shouldn't grant more power and immunity. Governments should disincentivize this growth into the sky by, for example, progressive taxation for companies. The world would be a better place if tech companies actually competed with each other by making better products, not trying their damnest to lock everyone into their walled gardens to earn even more money they have no clue what to do with. Currently, when choosing something like a computer or a phone, you just pick one that sucks the least. There's no healthy competition.
That does not sound like a libertarian view at all.
Libertarian is not a well defined word. I have a friend who identifies as a Socialist and a Libertarian. He believes that true libertarianism (anarchy) would result in a collapse of capitalism since there would be no state to enforce private property rights.
So yeah, always gotta find out what a person means when they say "Libertarian"