On 7 Sep 2002, Adam Williamson wrote: > On Sat, 2002-09-07 at 12:26, Buchan Milne wrote: > > > Needing to be able to do CD-to-CD copies is normally illegitemate use of > > a CD-RW drive, and IMHO, legitemate use should take preference (being able > > to backup data on the hard disk or master CDs, or write ISO images, as > > opposed to being able to copy a software or audio CD). > > This is *absolutely* not the business of a distribution to decide. The > purpose of an operating system is to enable maximum possible usage of > the resources available to a user. It should leave "legitimate" and > "illegitimate" uses to the user, his/her conscience, and the law > enforcement authorities to decide. >
But if you have to choose between users being able to: 1)Write CDs, and change an option to be ablee to CD-to-CD copy or 2)Possibly be able to CD-to-CD copy, but possibly not be able to write CDs at all I think it would be idiotic to use number 2 without determining what the probability is. There clearly isn't time for that now anyway. -- |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
