Ah, this again. Freedom is fine, it's just that people don't read the terms and conditions before clicking "I agree".
I have a .tk domain that I bought in 2008, never had a problem, and I've been using that for all sort of things (including running a mail server).
The thing is, you're supposed to read the terms and conditions before using something, AS FOR EVERYTHING.
When I registered (and later bought) the domain the terms and conditions clearly stated that you do not get legal ownership of the domain with the free offering (which is more akin to a lease than to a registration).
You can have a good understanding of most T&C by just having basic understanding of the law and using common sense. Obviously you’ll miss one thing or another due to not being a specialist. Also, a lot of these contracts have very standard clauses that you can pretty much skip once you realise you read it before. If you’re used to always reading those it’s not really an effort, it takes 10 minutes or less.
I have a .tk domain that I bought in 2008, never had a problem, and I've been using that for all sort of things (including running a mail server).
The thing is, you're supposed to read the terms and conditions before using something, AS FOR EVERYTHING.
When I registered (and later bought) the domain the terms and conditions clearly stated that you do not get legal ownership of the domain with the free offering (which is more akin to a lease than to a registration).