On Thu, 2003-10-23 at 00:43, Morlock Elloi wrote:
There are precedents. In Franko's Spain, all typewriters had to be registered
with the state, and all had serial numbers. It was illegal and punishable to
possess one without license.
What does that have to do with anything? We're talking about
On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 04:47:02PM -0700, Steve Schear wrote:
I think the U.S. Constitution will stand in the way of widespread adoption
of NDLs. They may have regulated firearms, though these laws are widely
ignored by citizens, but I have yet to see a license for owning a
typewriter or
ignored by citizens, but I have yet to see a license for owning a
typewriter or PC proposed. They have already ruled numerous times that the
Internet is deserving of at least as free and access as print media and
There are precedents. In Franko's Spain, all typewriters had to be
At 03:21 PM 10/20/2003 -0700, Morlock Elloi wrote:
Looks like the only way to shield from DOS is to raise the cost of DOS. This
will eventually eliminate the low cost of Internet bandwidth, one way or
another. You don't get nearly the same amount of DOS on your telephone as you
do on Internet,
Looks like the only way to shield from DOS is to raise the cost of DOS. This
will eventually eliminate the low cost of Internet bandwidth, one way or
another. You don't get nearly the same amount of DOS on your telephone as you
do on Internet, right ? Because telephone call is not free and/or it's
