Greg wrote: "What I said was, today we have a choice to either regulate ourselves or to wait for government to regulate us. That is what I said. I am more than happy to wait around for government to regulate us, that's why I don't bring up this whole "ethics" discussion. The computer industry is not going away, it will simply be more regulated. If we do it ourselves, we have a say in those regulations. If we do not, then government gets to have that say."
Are you really suggesting that the government would start regulating the industry - right down to our level? You're a US citizen, right? What the hell kind of political revolution are you anticipating over there? I cannot envisage a US government imposing micro-managerial regulation of that sort on any industry that wasn't directly responsible for public money or lives, let alone one of the areas in which it is a world leader. If you were to regulate the industry which would you want to see eliminated first, experts in a particular product being acknowledged by the supplier of that product for their work helping the user community of that product or blithering idiots spreading all sorts of misinformation out of sheer ignorance? If a government was to regulate the on-line support community I think it is far more likely that MVP programmes would be mandatory than forbidden. The information contained in this e-mail is intended for the recipient or entity to whom it is addressed. It may contain confidential information that is exempt from disclosure by law and if you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute or take any act in reliance on it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete from your system. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
