On Fri, 2002-10-25 at 18:44, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: <SNIP> > > By and large, Democrats were greased more by the entertainment industry > than Republicans. Something on the order of 2/1. I.e., of every dollar > donated to Republicans, two were donated to Democrats. > > Ahh, but look at donations from Microsoft from January 1 to Dec 31 of > 2001: Microsoft gave $665,970 to Republicans and $295,000 to Democrats. > Looking even further, I see that Microsoft *really* likes Republicans.
The donations between Jan 1 to Dec 31 of 2001 most probably influenced the outcome of the DOJ trial against Microsoft. So I agree that Microsoft loved the Republicans *at that time*. > Reading closer, we see that, almost without exception, the elected > officials vote exactly as their top contributors desire. This goes for > both Republicans and Democrats. We also see that our elected officials > are eager to propose legislation that meets the economic interests of > their contributors, and this is also with few exceptions. This is a good point. And it means that we need to vote out of office anyone that promotes stuff like the DMCA or CBDTPA; be they Rep or Dem. Right now it's mainly Dems. > A quick search shows that machine identification, ostensibly to allow > secure digital content, is being backed by Microsoft through many > Republicans and several Democrats. Content security is backed mainly > through the entertainment industry through Democrats. But Microsoft > could use this for software validation to prevent Linux from running on > white-box PCs. And now Microsoft and Disney have partnered. > > Hmmm... One takes care of the Democrats, one takes care of the > Republicans. Mo' money for MS and Disney. > > If you're reading this and think that I have some Rebulican or > Democratic bias then a point is proven. I'm frankly sick of how easily > money can buy any of them. > > Source: www.commoncause.org, cnn.com > Thank you for a meaningful, insightful, and informative response. Best Regards, LX -- 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Mandrake Linux 8.2 Enlightenment 0.16.5-11mdk Evolution 1.0.2-5mdk Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같�
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