AND: Keep it simple. Explain to them that there is nothing special about the internet. E-mail should be as protected as snail mail; chat as protected as a phone conversation. Law enforcement and security agencies have every thing they need to legally monitor communications. It's called getting a warrant and it requires proving to a judge that there is likely to be something amiss.
Most govmint types "Just Don't Get It" (TM).
Cryptography is nothing more that putting your private letter in an envelope and expecting that the Post Office will not open it.
All this about item 8 of the "Terms of Service". Take a look at item 6 as well.
You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not Yahoo, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email or otherwise transmit via the Service.
So, let's paraphrase:
"We're not responsible. It's all your fault. You did it all by yourself. Now it's ours."
Did someone miss the logic train? Is there a lawyer somewhere who can explain this?
Just a few minutes ago, total votes where 105. Hit Reload, and total votes are 716. No wait..1001.
Hmm....
Looks like this has also been posted on a Mac site, and the combined effect is spinning it's counter. If I where a PHB interpreting the results, I'd say there where some markets that we weren't taking seriously enough.
As to whether I'd buy them... I refuse to buy games for Windows now because I want my home to be a Micro$oft free zone. Any game available for Linux would then be able to sell to me based on it's own merits, not on the OS. (I can't count the times a game has crashed Windows.)
So... If we file an FOIA request for the contents of the database, it would force NSF do make a request for a copy. If Network Pollutions complies, they agree it's not proprietary. If they don't comply, NSF will be forced to make the legal challenge in order to comply with the FOIA request.
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Most govmint types "Just Don't Get It" (TM).
Cryptography is nothing more that putting your private letter in an envelope and expecting that the Post Office will not open it.
You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not Yahoo, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email or otherwise transmit via the Service.
So, let's paraphrase:
"We're not responsible. It's all your fault. You did it all by yourself. Now it's ours."
Did someone miss the logic train? Is there a lawyer somewhere who can explain this?
It's 12:00 noon EST and the results are:
Mac 48%
Linux 49%
all others 0%
Total votes 583.
Just a few minutes ago, total votes where 105. Hit Reload, and total votes are 716. No wait..1001.
Hmm....
Looks like this has also been posted on a Mac site, and the combined effect is spinning it's counter. If I where a PHB interpreting the results, I'd say there where some markets that we weren't taking seriously enough.
As to whether I'd buy them... I refuse to buy games for Windows now because I want my home to be a Micro$oft free zone. Any game available for Linux would then be able to sell to me based on it's own merits, not on the OS. (I can't count the times a game has crashed Windows.)
So... If we file an FOIA request for the contents of the database, it would force NSF do make a request for a copy. If Network Pollutions complies, they agree it's not proprietary. If they don't comply, NSF will be forced to make the legal challenge in order to comply with the FOIA request.
Well, maybe?
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