* On 2002.07.18, in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, * "Jay R. Ashworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You obviously have not been following the activities of Senator > Hollings, D-Disney, whose SSSCA indeed wants to make the very *design* > of Linux illegal.
How does this conflict with the design of Linux (or, presumably, any other operating system)? Why is it not possible to integrate DRM support into Linux? > Please, nobody tell Hollings about CS First Boston and the NYSE, not to > mention a large chunk of the backbone. I wanna see what happens when > everyone just shuts their Linux boxes down because they've been > declared illegal. Existing systems are grandfathered. It's not clear (to me) whether this applies only to hardware devices, or also to software; or whether a device wishing to be grandfathered needs to be sponsored by some legal entity. Not that I support the SSSCA; I just think it pays better to fight on fair terms. -- -D. Fresh fruit enriches everyone. Takes the thirst ENSA, NSIT out of everyday time. A pure whiff of oxygen, University of Chicago painting over a monochrome world in primary colors. [EMAIL PROTECTED] We all know that. It's why everyone loves fruit. _______________________________________________ Mailman-Developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman-21/listinfo/mailman-developers
