Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-04-07 Thread Pierre Fortin
On Sat, 06 Apr 2002 23:53:37 -0600 "J. Craig Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > daRcmaTTeR wrote: > > > > From: "J. Craig Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 11:56 PM >

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-04-07 Thread Dianne Marie Montesa
--- "J. Craig Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, every now and then, we see someone act > like an ass but that > is life wherever you may find it. heh ... sometimes they are entertaining too depending on what mood you were in when you read the post. or should i say, depending on what days

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-04-06 Thread J. Craig Woods
daRcmaTTeR wrote: > > From: "J. Craig Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 11:56 PM > Subject: Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, > software development] > > > daRcmaTTe

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-04-06 Thread daRcmaTTeR
From: "J. Craig Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 11:56 PM Subject: Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development] > daRcmaTTeR wrote: > > > > > A FLAMING Liberal and ope

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-04-03 Thread J. Craig Woods
daRcmaTTeR wrote: > > > A FLAMING Liberal and open source supporter, > > mg > > boy! talk about a no brainer...I meant the part about the "flaming > liberal." I love it! Best thread going in awhile. And lighten up people, variety is good stuff. A big thanks to LX. You are the man... -- J. Cra

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-04-03 Thread daRcmaTTeR
> A FLAMING Liberal and open source supporter, > mg boy! talk about a no brainer...I meant the part about the "flaming liberal." Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-04-03 Thread Robert C. Thyberg
On Wednesday 03 April 2002 08:34 pm, mike wrote: --SNIPPED the BS--- This is a Mandrake list not a podium for FLAMING Liberal crap. RCT Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-04-03 Thread mike
Yawn! To call Fritz Holling a liberal is as bad as calling George W. Bush a president. Fritz was a Democrat when he was governor of SC and opposed civil rights. Strom was a Democrar when HE was governor of SC and placed the flag on the state house. And George Wallace was also a Democrat. No

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-04-02 Thread mike
Remember before November. That only Dems are supporting this is conservative revisionism. Fire em all I say. Vote out the ones you can and recall the rest. On Tuesday 02 April 2002 02:31, James wrote: > Well it looks like the working stiff of the US has someone in > Washington that believes

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-04-02 Thread James
Well it looks like the working stiff of the US has someone in Washington that believes we aren't all theives. Senator Leheay of Vermont THE man such a bill must satisfy to even make it to the floor. Has said point blank... not this season it won't. However remember one thing for the people in C

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware,software development]

2002-03-30 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Fri, 2002-03-29 at 03:56, James wrote: > To give everyone a quicker way of finding your reps go to > http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/ziptoit.html A service provided > by the US mail. It will find them and give you links out to contact > them. > > James Thanks, James! I needed that. I'

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-03-29 Thread James
On Wed, 27 Mar 2002 03:17:34 -0800 "David Guntner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote and hopefully I read right: > Lyvim Xaphir grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > > > On Wed, 2002-03-27 at 03:56, David Guntner wrote: > > > > > > E-Mail is largely ignored, and is an ineffective way to petition most > > >

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware,software development]

2002-03-28 Thread David Rankin
The following is a copy of the letter sent to Max Sandlin regarding this issue. Fell free to use it as a draft to send to your congressman. VIA FACSIMILE: (202) 225-5866 Congressman Max Sandlin 324 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Re: Consumer Broadband and Digital Televisi

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-03-27 Thread Lee Roberts
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I sure wish I had nothing to do but fight all this crap. It's too bad that we can't expect our politicians to do the right thing. It seems that we have to fight all the time. But, it's going to take more than 1 Congressman to do something like this

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-03-27 Thread David Guntner
G. T. Francisco, III grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 03:17:34AM -0800, David Guntner said: > > Glad I was able to provide some useful information. Unfortunately, even > > though othe US congress is (slowly :) moving into the electronic age, they > > don't take as much

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-03-27 Thread Dianne Marie Montesa
hi lx im not american... i really cant help that much but ask my relatives (and their friends) in the US to send the snail mails or emails to their respective senators. and yeah, good luck to all of us. but come to think of it, there are already a lot of users using linux in the US (according

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-03-27 Thread G. T. Francisco, III
On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 03:17:34AM -0800, David Guntner said: > Glad I was able to provide some useful information. Unfortunately, even > though othe US congress is (slowly :) moving into the electronic age, they > don't take as much note (if any, really) of E-Mail. It's easy to send, and > t

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-03-27 Thread David Guntner
Lyvim Xaphir grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > On Wed, 2002-03-27 at 03:56, David Guntner wrote: > > > > E-Mail is largely ignored, and is an ineffective way to petition most > > representatives and senators. If you're going to petition them in a way > > that will be noticed, you still need to

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-03-27 Thread Lyvim Xaphir
On Wed, 2002-03-27 at 04:06, J. Craig Woods wrote: > Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > > > So, all you guys enjoying Linux? Enjoying the benefits of Mandrake? > > > > Great post, Lyvim. If not here, where would one go to share this kind of > tyranny. I have already been watching this litigation as it ha

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-03-27 Thread J. Craig Woods
Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > So, all you guys enjoying Linux? Enjoying the benefits of Mandrake? > Great post, Lyvim. If not here, where would one go to share this kind of tyranny. I have already been watching this litigation as it has progressed. I am a member of EFF (Electronic Frontiers Foundati

Re: [expert] [Fwd: New Bill attempts to regulate hardware, software development]

2002-03-27 Thread David Guntner
Lyvim Xaphir grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > If you care, blast your senator with some firm emails and phone calls, > plus get your friends to do it also. We can't let them take our rights > away. I for one love Linux and Mandrake enough that I'm willing to > Fight. E-Mail is largely ignored