[K12OSN] [Fwd: [Fwd: Bad Voodoo for open source...]]

Access Systems accessys at smart.net
Wed Oct 12 23:41:59 UTC 2005


On Wed, 12 Oct 2005, John P. Conlon wrote:

> My son ran across this article.  It reads like typical Bill Gates
> sneakiness.

yeah!!  I volunteer with the W3C/WAI for full access for persons with
disabilities to use the computer and it is almost like open source doesn't
exist until I open my big mouth anyway.  technically no proprietary
software can be used for access in any publically funded activity unless
it is provided to the user at no additional cost.  so they use this to
sell some very very overpriced access software, some of the functions are
standard on the linux desktops.  all of the functions have an open source
equivalent.

now gates and company have co-opted PALM and futer Palm devices will run
on windoze...

as for the story below, isn't the FSF sueing over this form of locked
encryption??

Bob



> Bye
> Pat
>
>
>
> This is a Story from the Free Software Foundation. It
> would seem Microsoft is at it again.
>
>
> Microsoft's Treacherous Computing
>
> Microsoft is trying some strange skullduggery with its
> partners in Treacherous Computing.
>
> Treacherous Computing is an open conspiracy of
> computer manufacturers with Hollywood, intended to
> turn your future computers into a platform for DRM
> (Digital Restrictions Management) that software cannot
> bypass. Not satisfied with laws like the DMCA that
> make free software such as DeCSS illegal, they seek to
> make it impossible as well.
>
> To cloud the issue, they cite various side issues
> (such as vaguely-defined "security") as goals. They
> are also producing a list of vague principles that
> reject some of the malicious uses of the system (but
> not the principal malicious use, which is DRM itself).
> But Microsoft is stalling publication of the list,
> which suggests it plans to implement some of those
> rejected malicious uses too.
> Created by johns
> Last modified 2005-09-22 04:02 PM
>
> and a longer version of this story at:
> http://news.com.com/Something+fishys+going+on/2010-7350_3-5844412.html
>
>
> Are we lighting or are we thunderLife is just a dream on the way to deathwith out darkness how can we tell what is light
> Nathan Conlon
>
>
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