On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 23:02:56 -0500 "Walter Dnes" <waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org> wrote:
Just be thankful that the web exploded and created itself in a big-bang event that caught the regulators flat-footed. Look at what happened with satellite TV. Following the same pattern, we'd now all have 9600 bps dial-up, and we'd only be allowed to view Sympatico.ca internal webpages. The CRTC has tried to "make the internet safer for children" on a couple of occasions, but gotten nowhere. However, if there only a few major servers running our programs, it'll make things "so much easier" for regulators.
Ok, so I'm not alone here in thinking this is a *bad* idea. Someone mentioned .NET, the idea of being tied to something like that scares the bejeebers out of me. It's about as secure as a broken screen door, to begin with. ...and yes, I am thankful. We should have something in the Charter of Rights about the "right to bear computers" :-P -- JoeHill ++ ICQ # 280779813 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "There are three side effects of acid: enhanced long-term memory, decreased short-term memory, and I forget the third."-- Timothy Leary -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml