On Sun, 30 Mar 2003, Mike A. Harris wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Mar 2003, Res wrote:
>
> >All you have to do is goto the xmms website and d/l their RPM which DOES
> >have MP3 included.
> >
> >I know its a pain, took me all of 70 milliseconds to d/l it, (took longer
> >to write to disk then d/l'ing :)  But its simple if RH wont give it to
> >you, you go get it off those that will, I agree its a stupid decision but
> >see RH's points as valid,
>
> How can it be stupid,ifyou also see it as valid?  You're
> contradicting yourself.  I don't see anything stupid about Red

No, not really Mike, I see your points as valid as a point of law, but
that doesn't mean I agree with it when the software is freely available
at any ftp server, if they want to get at someone they would be better off
getting at the developers of the software, not a distributor or end user.
Lets face it, if they go after RH they should be going after EVERY
ISP/OSP/ASP, or Pvt company that has a public FTP server with MP3 players
on it, I don't know in the USA, as your laws are pretty much immaterial to
me, but in AU you may have a very good case by claiming pursecution if
they go afer you and not every other distributor, and I mean a distributor
as in anyone or company that provides for free or a fee a download of the
software.


> I'm surprised by how many people think it is ok to break the law,

Breaking the law depends on what country your in, whats law in US is not
neccesarily law in AU/NZ/UK/RU/ZA and so on....

I'm not being fecitious here (I've got alot of Amercian friends)
but I'm amazed at the number of Americans who think that someone in a far
flung country is accountable to your laws, even with international cross
agreements there are still differences that mean I can do something here
that I might very well be arrested for in say Boston, where as I'm certain
there are some things in Boston I could get away with that I could not do
here.


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-Res



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