I'm far less bothered by this article (it's the Guardian, for heaven's sake, what would you expect?) than I am by the fact that SlashDot's editors included it. If they had read this with any perception of the source, or any sense of critical examination of what the writer was saying, they would have concluded that TFA failed the "news for nerds, stuff that matters" test. TFA simply doesn't matter--it's red-meat propaganda for a Brit paper that still proudly waves a red flag.
I agree. Readers should be on their guard against the Guardian, and reach for the salt shaker whenever its name pops up as a source. Add to this the lovely way they sneer at Christians in the southern US as backward hillbillies, and you have flame-bait fiesta.
There is no law specifically against VoIP in Honduras yet...A law proposal exists, but hasn't been ratified, that deals with this issue.
But, that didn't stop the government monopoly Hondutel from using the district attorney's office to dismantle perfectly legal VoIP companies, accusing them of contraband international VoIP. Local VoIP calls are OK, but Hondutel alleged that since the law didn't say anything about VoIP, and specifically, international VoIP, it was illegal.
Several of the victimized companies sued the government, and after more than a year and millions of dollars in losses, won the cases.
The current government is very protectionist and corrupt. Caveat emptor.
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John said:
I'm far less bothered by this article (it's the Guardian, for heaven's sake, what would you expect?) than I am by the fact that SlashDot's editors included it. If they had read this with any perception of the source, or any sense of critical examination of what the writer was saying, they would have concluded that TFA failed the "news for nerds, stuff that matters" test. TFA simply doesn't matter--it's red-meat propaganda for a Brit paper that still proudly waves a red flag.
I agree. Readers should be on their guard against the Guardian, and reach for the salt shaker whenever its name pops up as a source. Add to this the lovely way they sneer at Christians in the southern US as backward hillbillies, and you have flame-bait fiesta.
There is no law specifically against VoIP in Honduras yet...A law proposal exists, but hasn't been ratified, that deals with this issue.
But, that didn't stop the government monopoly Hondutel from using the district attorney's office to dismantle perfectly legal VoIP companies, accusing them of contraband international VoIP. Local VoIP calls are OK, but Hondutel alleged that since the law didn't say anything about VoIP, and specifically, international VoIP, it was illegal.
Several of the victimized companies sued the government, and after more than a year and millions of dollars in losses, won the cases.
The current government is very protectionist and corrupt. Caveat emptor.