5 May
2002
5 May
'02
6:44 a.m.
On Sun, 5 May 2002, James B. DiGriz wrote:
Sellam, given UCITA, DMCA, SSSCA/DBTPA, Sen Hollings
new "privacy" bill,
, and Sen. Burns spam bill., and on, and on, with more every day, as
well as the continuing affront to freedom and progress of the
proprietary software model, I could care less if Richard Stallman
collects his toe jam in a jar, lets it ferment, and spreads it on a
sandwich for lunch.
I do care. If he's supposed to be the spokesperson for the digital masses
and therefore our saviour, it would help a great deal if he was at least
presentable in a mainstream sense. Otherwise, he's unlikely to win any
supporters where it unfortunately matters most, which is within the halls
of our hypocritical government.
As much as I like a maverick, Stallman's tactics don't take into account
that not everyone does. Even I realized that a long time ago, and have
learn to adjust as appropriate.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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