[ale] those of you reading this while within US jurisdictionshould have a care....

[cfowler]

I said to someone that the snipper in DC should camp out outside
congress.  Then we'll get things done!


On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 12:30, Dow Hurst wrote:
> Livin' in the USA doesn't mean what it used to....
> 
> Between the DMCA and the Palladium initiative, American citizens are not 
> going to keep the freedoms we assume we still have.  The thing is is 
> that the security and political topdogs like having control.  Look at 
> KSU as an example, not to slight anyone, but I can see how low level 
> control with legal backup being very attractive to the ITS and 
> administration.  It lets them keep control of the assets and legally be 
> in a strong position.  Abuse of public computer labs is a *big* problem 
> here due to reliance on MicroSoft and lack of morals among the population.
> 
> I have hesitated to click thru to view the stuff at thefreeworld since 
> stupid lawsuits have been brought against people in my position by 
> administrative departments.  That hesitation shows how far my freedom 
> has been curtailed.  I want to click thru but *fear* the consequences. 
>  Sounds crazy for an American citizen working in an academic, normally 
> more free than the private sector in what is allowed, environment!  That 
> is the new reality we live in, where the security, legal, and political 
> professions are looking for examples to explore the power of the new 
> laws.  After reading the Palladium article in the Linux Format UK 
> magazine, I am depressed.  So I need some positive words from ALE'rs 
> about how Palladium will fail, the DMCA will be revoked, and MicroSoft 
> will go belly up.  I think I could still click thru from home, but 
> Earthlink keeps a record of network traffic, from my understanding, so 
> I'll still be at risk.  Time for revolutionary thinking,
> Dow
> 
> 
> Jim Popovitch wrote:
> 
> >A very good read:
> >
> >"The patch itself is on the Red Hat site, on this page, and the oddity here
> >can be seen if you go down to the bottom. Under the heading "references"
> >there is a link to http://www.thefreeworld.net/non-US/. At this point, those
> >of you reading this while within US jurisdiction should have a care"
> >
> >Full Article:
> >http://www.theregus.com/content/4/26656.html
> >
> >
> >
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