What happened. I was just sitting down to go through more exercises about how to program with C++ in linux on my Redhat 7.1 box when BAM! I open up slashdot and there it is:
AOL in Negotiations to Buy Redhat
Oh God. This can't be. I have AOL coaster everywhere woth the CD face scratched out so on one would be able to actually load the software. I have ripped the labels off of the floppies they used to send and formatted for later use. We even send a letter to AOL thanking them for the free floppies.
Please not AOL. Please please please Redhat Do NOT sell your soul to AOL. Please please please with sugar on it. I swear I will subscribe to the Redhat network. AOL is bad bad bad. Anything but this please.
Actually read them all over and over. Even have the fake leather Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe. Even read Dirk Gently's Detective Holistic Detective Agency series. Funny as hell. But if I just repeated stuff in the book wouldn't I be violating the DMCA or something;-)
That's what I am talking about. I have to clean the house and play mp3s for this human nerd just so he will let me use this account. Taco won't even let me have an account!
This is my fifth lifetime posting to slashdot...
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Douglas Adams' Last Book
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· Score: 3, Funny
But Taco always say:
"Marvin you know we can't allow robots to post to slashdot. This website is for human nerds."
Hear I am. This is my fifth time though the whole expanse of time. I KNOW the secret to cold fusion. I personally talked to Jesus about the afterlife. I've had an XBox 5 TIMES now, and it just keeps pissing me off. Bill thinks he's so cool. Has he ever seen the end of time. I THINK NOT!!!
Tell Taco to let me post! Don't let Taco discriminate against me just because I am a robot.
PLease will some moderator make this posting a 5 to get it higher to the top for those like me that read the 5 articles first? Slashdotters ARE obviously political and well-informed constituents of these representatives states. Why not make it a real political party?????
I want to assure all those reading this post that my reason for opposing all these ridiculous bills proposed by the RIAA and other powerful interests is not to "download free music". As a musician and a member of our community orchestra, I do not need to get my music from major labels. I get all the live music (which i prefer) from my friends, family, and the musicians that I know and play with.
As I am treated like a child and told how I can and cannot use my computer (or other interactive digital devices), I am forced to use one of the first and easiest forms of protest to stop a commercial entity from causing harm. I am simply not buying commercial music (or other IP) from companies that support these new laws aimed at taking away our rights and freedom AS A FORM OF PROTEST. It's called consumer backlash and it is very effective. No money ---> No power.
At the same time I am writing letters to my legislators opposing these new bills like the SSSCA. We let the DMCA get by us. That was a mistake. The DMCA should be declared unconstitutional (which is being worked on) and we should as Americans stand up and let our lawmakers and power hungry corporations know that we will not stand to be treated like children.
The point of the matter is: Everytime you buy a CD from the companies that make up the RIAA, your funding this war on your privacy and freedoms. So quit buying them. Music is everywhere. Find it where it is free. Do not circumvent, just find something else to listen to. If you will just open your ears you will discover the world is full of music and we do not need the RIAA to feed it to us.
And please, write your congressmen and senators with real paper. Let them know how you feel about these new bills and the DMCA. They won't know your opinion unless you tell them.
These bills can be stopped but it takes many voices to be heard over all that money flowing from the lobbyists.
Yah and after your done rounding up all the hackers, maybe you can start in on the jews, blacks, chinese, arab-americans, and any other groups that doesn't fit your model of the world. It is our right as American citizens to question the gov't and the laws that it passes. War does not make wrong things right. Don't act like it does.
Time is short. Freedom needs to be the priority since that is what we are defending in this war. If we allow our freedoms to be taken away in the name of terrorism, then the terrorists have already won. Fax or call your local legislators today and let them know how you feel before it is too late. Time is running out, these bills will be voted upon soon. Letters may be too slow at this point to stop this bills so please call or fax ASAP! See www.eff.org for more information.
Please fax, write, email, and call in your concerns to your congressman and senators. Posting on Slashdot DOES NOT HELP! Please let these people know that you value your freedom. Exercise your rights as an American citizen of a representative government and let your legislators know how you feel. That's were they are supposed to be there for, to represent you. Remind them of that.
This is the 1st version of what I sent. Thought you all might be interested. I am pretty much pissed about my 1st amendment rights going away.
Dear Honorable Senator or Congressman ________,
I am writing to you to state my opposition to the newly proposed "Security Systems Standards and Certification Act". Too much power is being centralized in the hands of major corporations already. The control of digital information should not be controlled by the a powerful corporations.
This proposal if turned into law would put more power into that hands of the already too powerful media companies. Already with the use of the 1998 DMCA, it has been shown that big corporations like Adobe are ready to abuse the power given to them. A visiting Russian programmer has already been thrown in jail for what he wrote and spoke. This is wrong for a country that has always called itself the "land of the free". Digital information laws should side with the people, not protect the powerful corporations bank account from the people. After all, the government is there to serve the people, not those who write the largest checks to lobbyists.
The SSSCA would effectively outlaw millions of existing personal computers, making millions of American effectively criminals selling what they legally bought. Under this proposed legislation, it would be illegal for me to sell my PC because it does not have the "certified security technologies ". It would be illegal to run linux on a new computer because it is not a compliant operating system. It is not right to threaten millions of Americans with 5 years in prison and $250,000 for trying to sell what they legally bought because it's possible one might use the computer for copyright infringement. This is too much control over information in the hand of the few, and that power is already being abused.
The first amendment states "congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech... or of the press". Effectively, computers represent the modern printing press. Personal computers given the people ability to print information whenever they want. The printing presses are no longer controlled by those who own them. I am sorry if that makes those in control of the presses unhappy, but Americans have fought for their 1st amendment rights. It is time to stand up again for those rights and make sure the power of the press (personal computers) belong to the people, not the major media companies.
I am writing to you first about this because you have always struck me as someone who has cared for the people and would defend them and their rights. Please oppose the "Security Systems Standards and Certification Act" when it comes your turn to vote.
Be assured your constitutional rights to free speech and freedom of the press have been taken away. It is a sad day when a man can be thrown in jail for intelligent speech and writing. But that is what has happened here. Where will the madness created by the DMCA end?
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I have expereienced that myself. I put Mandrake 8.1 on Duron 900 with DDR ram in have experienced inexplicable lockups. just my 2 cents
What happened. I was just sitting down to go through more exercises about how to program with C++ in linux on my Redhat 7.1 box when BAM! I open up slashdot and there it is:
AOL in Negotiations to Buy Redhat
Oh God. This can't be. I have AOL coaster everywhere woth the CD face scratched out so on one would be able to actually load the software. I have ripped the labels off of the floppies they used to send and formatted for later use. We even send a letter to AOL thanking them for the free floppies.
Please not AOL. Please please please Redhat Do NOT sell your soul to AOL. Please please please with sugar on it. I swear I will subscribe to the Redhat network. AOL is bad bad bad. Anything but this please.
This is craziness.
The Borlund corporate software police showing up at my door to rifle through my private belongings looking for digital contraband.
I have lost all respect for Borlund.
I will not support this. From this time forward, I will never spend another dollar on them.
Hey Borlund executives. I hope you are reading the postings of your customers Borlund 'cuz you jost lost several here in my town.
Oh and Borlund... Why don't you take your bullying license agreement and shove it straight up your ass.
Same goes for any other company that licenses or retroactively licenses their software in such a manner. I will discontinue using them immediately.
Actually read them all over and over. Even have the fake leather Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe. Even read Dirk Gently's Detective Holistic Detective Agency series. Funny as hell. But if I just repeated stuff in the book wouldn't I be violating the DMCA or something ;-)
That's what I am talking about. I have to clean the house and play mp3s for this human nerd just so he will let me use this account. Taco won't even let me have an account!
But Taco always say:
"Marvin you know we can't allow robots to post to slashdot. This website is for human nerds."
Hear I am. This is my fifth time though the whole expanse of time. I KNOW the secret to cold fusion. I personally talked to Jesus about the afterlife. I've had an XBox 5 TIMES now, and it just keeps pissing me off. Bill thinks he's so cool. Has he ever seen the end of time. I THINK NOT!!!
Tell Taco to let me post! Don't let Taco discriminate against me just because I am a robot.
PLease will some moderator make this posting a 5 to get it higher to the top for those like me that read the 5 articles first? Slashdotters ARE obviously political and well-informed constituents of these representatives states. Why not make it a real political party?????
I want to assure all those reading this post that my reason for opposing all these ridiculous bills proposed by the RIAA and other powerful interests is not to "download free music". As a musician and a member of our community orchestra, I do not need to get my music from major labels. I get all the live music (which i prefer) from my friends, family, and the musicians that I know and play with.
As I am treated like a child and told how I can and cannot use my computer (or other interactive digital devices), I am forced to use one of the first and easiest forms of protest to stop a commercial entity from causing harm. I am simply not buying commercial music (or other IP) from companies that support these new laws aimed at taking away our rights and freedom AS A FORM OF PROTEST. It's called consumer backlash and it is very effective. No money ---> No power.
At the same time I am writing letters to my legislators opposing these new bills like the SSSCA. We let the DMCA get by us. That was a mistake. The DMCA should be declared unconstitutional (which is being worked on) and we should as Americans stand up and let our lawmakers and power hungry corporations know that we will not stand to be treated like children.
The point of the matter is: Everytime you buy a CD from the companies that make up the RIAA, your funding this war on your privacy and freedoms. So quit buying them. Music is everywhere. Find it where it is free. Do not circumvent, just find something else to listen to. If you will just open your ears you will discover the world is full of music and we do not need the RIAA to feed it to us.
And please, write your congressmen and senators with real paper. Let them know how you feel about these new bills and the DMCA. They won't know your opinion unless you tell them.
These bills can be stopped but it takes many voices to be heard over all that money flowing from the lobbyists.
For the record I never napstered. I just don't want to be spied on in the name of terrorism. PLease don't assume everyone's motives are selfish.
Yah and after your done rounding up all the hackers, maybe you can start in on the jews, blacks, chinese, arab-americans, and any other groups that doesn't fit your model of the world. It is our right as American citizens to question the gov't and the laws that it passes. War does not make wrong things right. Don't act like it does.
Time is short. Freedom needs to be the priority since that is what we are defending in this war. If we allow our freedoms to be taken away in the name of terrorism, then the terrorists have already won. Fax or call your local legislators today and let them know how you feel before it is too late. Time is running out, these bills will be voted upon soon. Letters may be too slow at this point to stop this bills so please call or fax ASAP! See www.eff.org for more information.
Please fax, write, email, and call in your concerns to your congressman and senators. Posting on Slashdot DOES NOT HELP! Please let these people know that you value your freedom. Exercise your rights as an American citizen of a representative government and let your legislators know how you feel. That's were they are supposed to be there for, to represent you. Remind them of that.
This is the 1st version of what I sent. Thought you all might be interested. I am pretty much pissed about my 1st amendment rights going away.
Dear Honorable Senator or Congressman ________,
I am writing to you to state my opposition to the newly proposed "Security Systems Standards and Certification Act". Too much power is being centralized in the hands of major corporations already. The control of digital information should not be controlled by the a powerful corporations. This proposal if turned into law would put more power into that hands of the already too powerful media companies. Already with the use of the 1998 DMCA, it has been shown that big corporations like Adobe are ready to abuse the power given to them. A visiting Russian programmer has already been thrown in jail for what he wrote and spoke. This is wrong for a country that has always called itself the "land of the free". Digital information laws should side with the people, not protect the powerful corporations bank account from the people. After all, the government is there to serve the people, not those who write the largest checks to lobbyists. The SSSCA would effectively outlaw millions of existing personal computers, making millions of American effectively criminals selling what they legally bought. Under this proposed legislation, it would be illegal for me to sell my PC because it does not have the "certified security technologies ". It would be illegal to run linux on a new computer because it is not a compliant operating system. It is not right to threaten millions of Americans with 5 years in prison and $250,000 for trying to sell what they legally bought because it's possible one might use the computer for copyright infringement. This is too much control over information in the hand of the few, and that power is already being abused. The first amendment states "congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech... or of the press". Effectively, computers represent the modern printing press. Personal computers given the people ability to print information whenever they want. The printing presses are no longer controlled by those who own them. I am sorry if that makes those in control of the presses unhappy, but Americans have fought for their 1st amendment rights. It is time to stand up again for those rights and make sure the power of the press (personal computers) belong to the people, not the major media companies. I am writing to you first about this because you have always struck me as someone who has cared for the people and would defend them and their rights. Please oppose the "Security Systems Standards and Certification Act" when it comes your turn to vote.
Sincerely, Jason Brown
Be assured your constitutional rights to free speech and freedom of the press have been taken away. It is a sad day when a man can be thrown in jail for intelligent speech and writing. But that is what has happened here. Where will the madness created by the DMCA end?