[PLUG] tcpa (sorry if this is just old news)

Rich Shepard rshepard at appl-ecosys.com
Mon Jul 1 22:22:26 UTC 2002


On Sun, 30 Jun 2002, Jason Dagit wrote:

> Recently a friend brought this to my attention.  And wow, I don't like it
> at all...
 
> Appearntly Intel and MS are cooking up a really really bad thing for the
> GPL.
> 
> Anyone know of any legal loopholes for this?

  The absolutely disgusting aspect about this is the basic premise that
computers are used only as replacements for TV/VCRs and stereo systems. This
does not acknowlege that computers are used for database applications, word
processing, finance and accounting, scientific computations or anything
else.

  Can you imagine Ford, Nike, Boeing, Nationwide Insurance and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency agreeing on such hardware/software restrictions
on their computers?

  The greed and narrow focus on a segment of personal, end-user use of
computers as a means to greater profit in a saturated market is
disheartening. I suspect that this will not fly too far before it crashes in
flames.

Rich





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