[ale] [Fwd: Pirate Banned from Using Linux]

[Jeff Lightner]

I think it was all meant as tongue in cheek - it is unlikely that even
the ACLU would take on a case about Windoze being "cruel and unusual".

The first 20 years of my life were lived without computers and the next
5 they slowly became more and more important in my career.   From that
point forward (let's just say "some years") I've been fairly dependent
on them for work and play - I can't imagine being sentenced to not using
them at all.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
To: ale at ale.org
Watson, Keith R.
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 8:50 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] [Fwd: Pirate Banned from Using Linux]

Let's see if I understand this correctly.

1. A man breaks the law and violates the public trust.

2. The man will suffer penalties for breaking the law.

3. Since his law breaking involved computers he should not be trusted
with them at all as he's already proven himself untrustworthy.

4. Society exercises mercy so rather than cut him off completely from
computers they let him use one but only under certain conditions.

5. Granted it seems ironic that society then requires use of a product
they have labeled as monopolistic but hey, society is made up of those
notoriously illogical beings called people.

6. My recommendation is don't break the law in the first place or Bad
Stuff (TM) will happen to you.

keith

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Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
Systems Support Specialist IV          College of Computing
keith.watson at cc.gatech.edu             801 Atlantic Drive NW
(404) 385-7401                         Atlanta, GA  30332-0280

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