On Monday 05 May 2008 19:27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Here is a story of interest from the AP (link below.) Many nations ban or > filter individual websites, but Cuba is one of the few countries which outlaws > access to the entire World Wide Web, except for a few "trusties." > > Many people will be surprised to discover that the American Library > Association, of all organizations, is dominated by a faction which denies and ignores > what is happening on the island. For the incredible details, see the Recent > News section of our website at: (http://www.friendsofcubanlibraries.org). > > Anyone who would like to publicize the rotten state of affairs in the ALA is > welcome to work with us. Many people, including ALA members who are being kept > in the dark by the pro-censorship faction, need to find out what is going on. > > Thanks, > > Friends of Cuban Libraries > http://www.friendsofcubanlibraries.org > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Cuba puts first computers on sale to the public > > By WILL WEISSERT – 2 days ago HAVANA (AP) — Cubans are getting wired. The > island's communist government put desktop computers on sale to the public for > the first time Friday, ending a ban on PC sales.... Except for some trusted > officials and state journalists, most Cubans are banned from accessing the > Internet at home. So many of these new computers may never be connected to the Web.
Woah! So the sneakernet underground in Cuba was entirely using either government-approved (i.e. non-home) computers, or black market hardware? > > http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gG4bvAubvtUQd99TVnEOPW_CdpuQD90E1DQO0
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