[ale] those of you reading this while within US jurisdictionshould have a care....

[Dow Hurst]

Livin' in the USA doesn't mean what it used to....

Between the DMCA and the Palladium initiative, American citizens are not 
going to keep the freedoms we assume we still have.  The thing is is 
that the security and political topdogs like having control.  Look at 
KSU as an example, not to slight anyone, but I can see how low level 
control with legal backup being very attractive to the ITS and 
administration.  It lets them keep control of the assets and legally be 
in a strong position.  Abuse of public computer labs is a *big* problem 
here due to reliance on MicroSoft and lack of morals among the population.

I have hesitated to click thru to view the stuff at thefreeworld since 
stupid lawsuits have been brought against people in my position by 
administrative departments.  That hesitation shows how far my freedom 
has been curtailed.  I want to click thru but *fear* the consequences. 
 Sounds crazy for an American citizen working in an academic, normally 
more free than the private sector in what is allowed, environment!  That 
is the new reality we live in, where the security, legal, and political 
professions are looking for examples to explore the power of the new 
laws.  After reading the Palladium article in the Linux Format UK 
magazine, I am depressed.  So I need some positive words from ALE'rs 
about how Palladium will fail, the DMCA will be revoked, and MicroSoft 
will go belly up.  I think I could still click thru from home, but 
Earthlink keeps a record of network traffic, from my understanding, so 
I'll still be at risk.  Time for revolutionary thinking,
Dow


Jim Popovitch wrote:

>A very good read:
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>"The patch itself is on the Red Hat site, on this page, and the oddity here
>can be seen if you go down to the bottom. Under the heading "references"
>there is a link to http://www.thefreeworld.net/non-US/. At this point, those
>of you reading this while within US jurisdiction should have a care"
>
>Full Article:
>http://www.theregus.com/content/4/26656.html
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