If you will, please post a summary of the meeting to the site. I think those that don't attend would like to be kept informed. Thanks!
Regards, Dustin At 04:13 AM 3/26/2002 -0800, you wrote: >Sure, let's do an April meeting. > >I'd like to have us have a serious discussion and >decide upon a course of action such as a petition >signing concerning the CBDTPA ( Consumer Broadband and >Digital Television Promotion Act). I'm not trying to >cry the sky is falling, but some pundits say that free >and open source software (Linux) could be made illegal >or at least put under government regulation if the >bill is passed. > >From: >http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51274,00.html > >"No more than two years and seven months after the >bill becomes law, the only code programmers and >software firms will be able to distribute must have >embedded copy-protection schemes approved by the >federal government." > >and: > >"Legal experts said on Friday that the CBDTPA >regulates nearly any program, in source or object >code, that runs on a PC or anything else with a >microprocessor." > >and finally: > >"If the CBDTPA were to be enacted, American developers >would be sharply restricted in their ability to >collaborate with their counterparts overseas. In a >worst-case interpretation, for instance, the CBDTPA >means that only pre-ban versions of the Linux >operating system could legally be sold inside U.S. >borders." > >I personally think we should all take a good look at: >http://www.eff.org/IP/SSSCA_CBDTPA/ and follow their >suggested courses of action. If you are not aware of >it, Sen. John Breaux is a co-sponsor of the bill. I'm >not sure what the best action to take now is, but >let's put our heads together and do something about >it. > >If you don't think something like this can pass, I >have 4 letters for you: DMCA >(http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/). It passed and is now a >law. > >John Hebert > >--- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not sure what is going on. I'm just too busy > > this semester to > > effectively organize these meetings. I think John H. > > was interested in > > keeping the April meeting, but I haven't heard back > > about a planned topic. > > Also, I have no idea about the status of the parking > > passes. > > > > Regards, Dustin "What am I good for?" Puryear > > > > > > At 08:08 PM 3/25/2002 -0600, you wrote: > > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > >Hash: SHA1 > > > > > >After having just taken a look at the website, I > > noticed that the subject > > >matter for the upcoming meeting is still listed as > > "TBA". Are plans > > >finalized such that we are definitely having a > > meeting? Have parking > > >arrangements been taken care of? Thanks. > > > > > >- -K > > > > > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > >Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > >Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > > > >iEYEARECAAYFAjyf2DAACgkQbEtyhle52RuI/wCeJMK37rq6tr1wtABE5slq7tBc > > >tZ0AmgMIrLtZrxywpIR8Oe8ur0jTSlxo > > >=iL7O > > >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > >================================================ > > >BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > >Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > >Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > >your subscription information. > > >================================================ > > > > > > --- > > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Information Systems Contractor > > http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear > > PGP Key available at http://www.us.pgp.net > > In the beginning the Universe was created. > > This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - > > Douglas Adams > > > > ================================================ > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > your subscription information. > > ================================================ > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® >http://movies.yahoo.com/ >================================================ >BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group >Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. >Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change >your subscription information. >================================================ --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Information Systems Contractor http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear PGP Key available at http://www.us.pgp.net In the beginning the Universe was created. This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================