Re: Uncle Sam Wants YOU!

[Jim Roland]

Pardon me, but what does this have to do with Linux or the Linux Kernel?!?!
Post this on the usenet under advocacy, but please don't litter up the
kernel listserver with this.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Hohensee" <[e-mail]>
To: <[e-mail]>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 8:36 PM
Subject: Uncle Sam Wants YOU!

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> The two branches of the USA that pertain have now confirmed that Microsoft
> is a problem requiring an externally asserted solution, but the judicial
> branch has rejected the specific solution proposed by the executive
> branch. Three other proposed remedies are mentioned in the Washington Post
> today. One involves allowing developers access to Microsoft sourcecode
> equally. One involves allowing computer vendors to configure the Microsoft
> software as they see fit. The third involves unbundling software from the
> OS. Gates had stated, correctly, that the split of the company proposed by
> DOJ did not reflect any understanding of the software business. Looking at
> the three subsequent proposals, it appears to me that this problem is
> still searching for a solution. These three recent superficialities also
> do not appear to be the ideas of people who know how these things work.
> Meanwhile, Microsoft whole-heartedly engages in a depraved attack on the
> copyright rights of individuals, making it delightfully clear that the
> problem remains unsolved, and that Microsoft's general degradation of the
> computer world continues unabated.
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>                         HELLO???????
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>                     ANY GEEKS IN HERE?
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>         ANY OF YOU TURKEYS GOOD WITH PROBLEM-SOLVING?
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> My hastily concocted proposed solution remains at...
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> ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/install/clienux/interim/amicus_curae
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>                         WHERE'S YOURS?
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> Rick Hohensee
> www.cLIeNUX.com  Who do you want to piss off today?
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