The only part of this law I could support is that dealing with incorrect reply-to addresses. When I receive junk mail at home, or phone solicitations, I have the right to ask that I be removed their mailing or calling list and then they must comply with my request. I should have the same rights with regard to spam, so I should have a way of contacting the "spammer" to make such a request. Otherwise, I agree completely that it seems absurd that so many/. readers seem to think censorship is just fine as long as that which is being censored is something which annoys them.
I just never understand when people complain about Debian's difficult installation. I was a Macintosh user, addicted to my point and click GUI when I first got the idea of trying Linux a year ago. I got a reject 486 from my brother and a set of Debian Hamm cd's from Walnut Creek. I didn't know anyone who used Linux, so my only source of information was the web. Debian's website was the best source of information I found at time. I've never regretted it and now I don't have to even turn on my old Mac. I'm might not be the dumbest guy around, but a little patience and a small amount of planning with a bit of information from a website was all I needed to get Debian up and running on that crappy Packard Bell. Now I'm running Debian's potato on a nicer newer computer. It's not that hard! (and I think I'm still pretty much of a newbie - I still have to stop and look for info to read before I change anything, but I can usually find what I need right on my own hard drive thanks to Debian)
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The only part of this law I could support is that dealing with incorrect reply-to addresses. When I receive junk mail at home, or phone solicitations, I have the right to ask that I be removed their mailing or calling list and then they must comply with my request. I should have the same rights with regard to spam, so I should have a way of contacting the "spammer" to make such a request. Otherwise, I agree completely that it seems absurd that so many /. readers seem to think censorship is just fine as long as that which is being censored is something which annoys them.
I just never understand when people complain about Debian's difficult installation. I was a Macintosh user, addicted to my point and click GUI when I first got the idea of trying Linux a year ago. I got a reject 486 from my brother and a set of Debian Hamm cd's from Walnut Creek. I didn't know anyone who used Linux, so my only source of information was the web. Debian's website was the best source of information I found at time. I've never regretted it and now I don't have to even turn on my old Mac. I'm might not be the dumbest guy around, but a little patience and a small amount of planning with a bit of information from a website was all I needed to get Debian up and running on that crappy Packard Bell. Now I'm running Debian's potato on a nicer newer computer. It's not that hard! (and I think I'm still pretty much of a newbie - I still have to stop and look for info to read before I change anything, but I can usually find what I need right on my own hard drive thanks to Debian)
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