The following. very readable article concerning the closed code culture of
MS operating systems, illustrates the two pivotal features of capitalism:
- private ownership of the factors of production
(which requires secrecy and force to maintain that position)
and
- use of those privately owned resources for privately received profit
(which simply adds gasoline to the fire of the coercive society)
HThH
e-hugs 2 all
john
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The solutions?
Convert a culture of ownership into one of stewardship
Convert the culture of accumulation into one of de-accumulation
A poem:
Possessions possess
Pride becomes proud
Humility humbles
Love loves
God is
Another:
Love is not
What
You get
Love is
What
You give
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More hugs
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>From: Michael Gurstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Futurework (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Cyberculture
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>Subject: FW: Stratfor: "I Love You" and the Problem of Cyberwarfare
>Date: Tue, May 16, 2000, 12:33 am
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Farber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 3:43 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: IP: Stratfor: "I Love You" and the Problem of Cyberwarfare
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>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 16:09:06 EDT
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>>An interesting article to share....
>>
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>>From: "Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: Stratfor: "I Love You" and the Problem of Cyberwarfare
>>Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 15:15:29 -040
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>>Stratfor.com's Global Intelligence Update - 15 May 2000
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>>"I Love You" and the Problem of Cyberwarfare
>>
>>Summary
>>
>>Last week, officials from the government and the computer industry
>>gathered in the wake of the massive denial of service attacks
>>against commercial web sites and the outbreak of the "I Love You"
>>virus. The real problem the United States and much of the world
>>faces is that people are overwhelmingly dependent upon a single
>>computer operating system that is exceedingly vulnerable to even
>>simple attacks. The PC and the Internet have become indispensable -
>>while remaining indefensible.
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