On Fri, 2002-11-01 at 17:06, Charlie wrote: > Lyvim; > > Any occasion for a spanking (even verbally) of a drone from Microsoft is funny > IMHO. :-) > > On a 'related note': > > The anti-trust trial drones on apparently. Judge CKK's full detailed decision > will be announced 'after markets close today' but it seems whatever she's > going to say was leaked anyway. If not why have M$ share prices been rising > all day? <sigh> >
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has perpetrated one of the greatest travesties of justice in history. Associated Press sent this piece out to almost everybody: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,5408601%255E462,00.html The most disgusting part of that article: "The decision eliminates the establishment of a technical committee to assess Microsoft's compliance with the agreement. In its place, a corporate compliance committee consisting of Microsoft board members will make sure Microsoft lives up to the deal, the judge said." So in addition to the fact that there will be no real penalties, and that the dissenting states' voices essentially will not be effective after all, what few "penalties" that actually exist will only be policed by M$ itself! These are the consequences of anti-competitive monopolistic business practices?? It is totally absurd! And a travesty of justice on the entire world. A total of NINE judges have agreed that M$ is a threat to the public interest, and this (Clintonian) judge CKK finally caved and told Microshaft what it wanted to hear. (And I haven't even brought up the nine states' objections.) From 1997 to 2000 this DOJ case was carried out under a Democratic administration; a total of three years under Clinton. More than enough time to resolve this case; no judicial decision should take more than two years. For that matter, no judicial decision should take more than one year; especially one of this importance. Note that the two judges that ruled against Microsoft, Stanley Sporkin in 1995 and Penfield Jackson five years later, were both Ronald Reagan appointees. Note also that Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly was a Clinton appointee to the bench. You can draw your own conclusions. > The talking heads on CNN have also said so in the past ten minutes. She > "approved most of the agreement between DOJ and MS" is what I heard. > > Even the "unsettling states proposed remedies" didn't go far enough in my > view. Whatever lapdogs Microsoft has bought (read politicians) should grab > all they're able while they can; since from watching, and listening, it seems > the world isn't going to put up with this crap much longer regardless what > the 'powers that be' decide not to do. You are certainly on the right track. It is the people themselves who are going to have to act, since Judge CKK has demonstrated she doesn't give a flying crap about the public at large. Which means that more Linux geeks MUST become politically aware and active. Before it's too late!! Otherwise, Microslop and it's democratic lapdogs will legislate Linux and the GPL out of existence. They've demonstrated that they have the power, and recently they've shown their intentions to do just that with their actions. FOR EXAMPLE, read the following: http://wired.com/news/linux/0,1411,55989,00.html A piece from that article: "Earlier this week, three members of the House of Representatives, Adam Smith (D- Wash.), Ron Kind (D-Wis.) and Jim Davis (D-Fla.), sent a note to 74 Democrats in Congress attacking Linux's GNU General Public License (GPL) as a threat to America's "innovation and security." The Democrats also originated the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and the (CBDTA) Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act, and have allied with the entertainment industry and RIAA to eliminate peer to peer networks such as Napster. Those are the facts; again, you can draw your own conclusions. US peeps should keep those conclusions in mind when they vote this month. Informed voting at this point is imperitive to the future of Linux. > Charlie > Edmonton,AB,Canada > Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org > Yow! Are you the self-frying president? 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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