On Sun, 06 Oct 2002 09:55:35 +1300 (NZDT) Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all had a wee chuckle over this article/interview with Linus > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2300267.stm > hey paul & all, did anyone else checkout this other news story that was linked to at that page? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2193275.stm i realise this may be 'old' news to some of us but it's worthwhile reading, even if only to see what the beeb's spin is on this, but more importantly as an illustration of how those who seek to curtail our freedoms will often do so under the rubric of choice. cheers peter ps: the bbc programme this story comes from is available for viewing at - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/1478157.stm scroll down to August 19th edition. and yes it must be a sunday if i'm doing this. -- Of all the forms of hidden persuasion, the most implacable is that imposed by the way things are ~Pierre Bourdieu
