Re: [Cooker] ssh: end of discussion: MS make the right decision ?

[Leon Brooks]

"Brian J. Murrell" wrote:
> from the quill of Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> Franck Martin wrote:
>>> 99% of the people buying Mandrake do not have access to cable
>> Of more relevance would be the proportion of Mandrake users having
>> cable modem access.

> Can we just agree that the majority of us should not suffer due to the
> few who are signed up with cable modem providers that have draconian
> AUPs and need badly to be put out of business for sheer stupidity?

We can, but majority rule is not always the best way. Democracy is based on the
principle that a million men are smarter than one man. Based on what we know of
committees, who could say (with a straight face) that this principle is a
reality? This is why moderating factors like the US Constitution and its famous
First Amendment work so well.

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