Well, it'll refuse to die now.... http://ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/08/01/31/2130251.shtml
On Jan 31, 2008 1:05 PM, Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let's go ahead and close this thread out, thanks. > > -- > Puryear Information Technology, LLC > Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 > http://www.puryear-it.com > > Author, "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" > http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices > > Identity Management, LDAP, and Linux Integration > > > > willhill wrote: > > The reason I reported the problem was to help make people aware of it. This > > thread has documented widespread, if not universal, port blocking, message > > filtering and censorship worthy of China rather than a nation that is > > cherishes freedom of speech and due process of law. > > > > Attacks on personal liberty are deliberate. People in power want to > > identify > > and neutralized opposition. A private example is the HP spying scandal that > > we are all familiar with. I read about some public service examples > > yesterday: > > > > http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012208T.shtml > > > > I accept that you did not mean to insult me and think that this thread has > > served it's purpose. Thanks again for the work arounds. > > > > On Thursday 31 January 2008 9:14 am, Scott Harney wrote: > >> I feel that this list is a discussion of technical issues focused on using > >> Linux. I have deliberately and specifically avoided "moral" or other > >> non-technical aspects. I am dealing with the situation as it is, not as it > >> should be. And at least there are viable technical workarounds, things you > >> can do with your Linux machine. > >> .... > >> The average user don't grasp that there is a problem here. > >> .... > >> I think that for the most part, it's more ignorance than a willful attack > >> on individual liberty. The results are the same regardless of motivation. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
