I entirely agree with you on that Benjamin and if you look keenly, you'll see the word controversial stated in quotes. But as it has already been hinted on by multitudes over different fora, most of the laws passed over the last three-four years may not stand the test of time because of their general lack of fairness - they seem to target specific groups and/or personalities. Essentially, time is all it'll take to prove their relevance and appropriateness.
Guys, with due respect, one would wonder why this did not come up much earlier on, say in 2005. Just my personal thoughts... Sent from my iPhone On Jan 3, 2012, at 19:20, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not sure whether I am misunderstanding you or if it is the other way > around. I find the very idea of mandatory SIM registration repulsive. The > ability to discuss anything and everything without risking harassment and > persecution is a cornerstone of the Internet, and of any developed society in > general. > > Besides, any attempts to impair Internet freedom usually ends up being little > more than a minor annoyance to any real "ICT criminals", to be circumvented > with ease. The only ones who will suffer from the impairment are ordinary > people. > -- > Skickat från min Android-telefon med K-9 E-post. Ursäkta min fåordighet. > > "Richard B. Sennoga" <[email protected]> skrev: > Benjamin - > > Thanks for sharing this important information. To me, the FAQ document is > generally inclusive, however, it did not make good consideration for > (potential) users of Satellite handsets - Thurayya, who could take advantage > of the omission to do just what the law is attempting to contain. You'll > agree with me that serious ICT criminals are not that much financially > constrained... It also probably did not receive input from RCS on options to > regulate inappropriate use of VHF Radios. > > In all, it's a good start but a really expensive venture. If it works > successfully, it could provide a firm foundation for documenting and tracking > servers to locate anonymous email users - and possibly monitor discussions on > 'controversial' issues via renowned social media outlets. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 3, 2012, at 13:40, Mark Tinka <[email protected]& > gt; > wrote: > > > On Tuesday, January 03, 2012 06:35:58 PM Mwirima Byaruhanga > > wrote: > > > >> openoffice/libreoffice handles docx out of the box. > > > > It's what I used to read the file (KMail here). > > > > Mark. > > > > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > > any way. > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible > for > them in any way. > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way.
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