-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The myopic perspective of dealing only with the *short term* financial implications is exactly the problem. Over a long term it is not worth the price for large business or the individual to surrender their freedoms. This is the essence of a faustian deal.
Rob Stallard wrote: > Whats more cost effective for a large business? > > -Rob > > On 9/8/06, bogi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It does seem that tilting the playfield to some is more important than simply > playing a better game. > > Cheers > Szemir > > On September 8, 2006 10:48, Neil Bower wrote: >>>> Was reading an article ( http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7058002470.html >>>> ) which was an interview with Richard M. Stallman and came across this: >>>> >>>> "Q4: Was there anything else relevant from your travels that you would like >>>> us to know about? >>>> >>>> A4: I am currently in France. Here some companies sell computers whose BIOS >>>> prevents installation of anything but Windows. Customers with a certain >>>> amount of expertise may be able to get another BIOS from branches of the >>>> same companies in other countries, but ordinary users won't know how to do >>>> that. >>>> >>>> Also, we are concerned that the new French law, like the DMCA but even >>>> nastier, might prohibit the replacement of the BIOS if Windows is deemed to >>>> be a form of Digital Restrictions Management." >> >> _ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFEA7PwRXgH3rKGfMRApgfAKCLmWLHTC0kXvmxOPLf9dHXCrrdegCfZBiy sTyRCbMsDMLjEIA28SvhVag= =Qnzj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
