On Sat, 20 Oct 2001 22:09:47 -0600
"D. Stimits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Senator Hollings is more dangerous than the Taliban. All the Taliban can
>do is kill people, the senator wants to make Americans the enemy. I
>can't believe someone so incredibly clueless could be put in a position
>of responsibility. Hmm, reminds me of something, that old quote
>something to the effect of "we have met the enemy, and they are us". In
>a computer and information age, "...this isperhaps the most dangerous
>piece of legislation since the DMCA..." is a vast understatement.
>
>D. Stimits, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This bill solves several problems for the entertainment industry
and MS. It makes it more difficult to access (copy) content, and
it removes the linux threat from MS's path to domination.
Considering they paid ridiculous sums of money to get these
congressional criminals elected, I guess that entitles them to be
able to write legislation.
Welcome to America.. one nation, united under Microsoft.
Rich...
--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
--Ben Franklin
'If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell
people what they do not want to hear.'
--George Orwell
"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to
strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very
lively debate within that spectrum."
-- Noam Chomsky