[ale] Linux apparently illegal in MA

[Kenneth Ratliff]

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On Apr 19, 2009, at 8:07 AM, aaron wrote:
> :-)
> And, before Mr. P attempts to suppress another discussion by
> hypocritically asking what this has to do with GNU Linux and ALE,
> I'll point out that several active ALE members on this list have
> made sure the freedoms of GNU Linux and Open Source softwares
> have been, and continue to be, essential and integral support tools
> for many of the real grass roots movements that I've referred to,
> most significantly including support for the 14,000+ brave souls
> that gathered in Atlanta to defend freedom, civil liberty and
> social justice at the 2007 U.S. Social Forum.
> :-)

The criteria under which the warrant was granted certainly does have  
4th amendment ramifications. The fact that it was Linux is fairly  
irrelevant, they'd have still gone after the dude if he was a windows  
user. And that's why I feel this discussion isn't really cogent for  
this venue. Using the presence of Linux as a pretext for what is,  
essentially, a civil rights issue is not much different than using the  
presence of Linux as a pretext for search and seizure.

I find it more than a little hypocritical to rail against a type of  
behavior on one hand, while perpetuating it on the other.
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