And just when I thought I was over-reacting, I continued scrolling down the page, and found every other post which said "America must be stupid/dumb/silly/undemocratic/not 100% perfect" had also been given a 0.
Correct me if I'm wrong, wasnt the POINT of the story a criticism of the USA ruling bodies...?
And then all comments that dare also criticise USA get moderated to 0?
This law is being considered by the US. Not any other country. Therefore if the law is stupid, it points to stupidity within the law makers of the US. Not anywhere else. Which means, basically, YES its a perfectly valid criticism - NOT flamebait - to say "I dont understand American culture, why they would want to pass a law as stupid as this".
Just because most of you lot are American, doesnt mean you should be blind to any criticism of your country, your beloved linux was always about a worldwide community rather than some outdated patriotism world-view, so dont let/. become a flag-waving spot either.
I'm a bit disappointed to be honest. MS respond to the hotmail attack by saying it wasnt a major problem and y'all (probably rightly) have a go at MS for giving evasive PR crap.
Now they give a fairly detailed explanation that - to me (although I admit to not knowing crypto stuff) - seems to make some sense and be quite believable.
Instantly/. is awash with "LIES FROM MS" posts.
OK, some of the posts I read gave decent, thought out critiques to suggest the statement was fishy. But a whole lot more of them smack of the sadly very-common attitude of some/. people who see the word MS and hit the flame key without taking the time to consider the case on its own merits.
I visited there earlier at the instigation of my Computer Science teacher and found it very interesting. Perhaps because I also study history. Shortly afterwards, one of the codebreakers actually came to my college to give a talk.
So, I very pleased to here it will be "saved".
I am less pleased that it is BT, since as a.uk internet addict I naturally hate BT for their per/minute billing which leads to horrendous phone bills.
You may remember www.telecom.eu.org, www.unmetered.org.uk and other campaigns for unmetered calls;)
I'm sure that this is the right decision... the whole export thing was just ridiculous for those of us outside the US, most people I knew who cared about security just "got hold of" US PGP anyway and lived with breaking the law. Not sure about the justification, though.
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And just when I thought I was over-reacting, I continued scrolling down the page, and found every other post which said "America must be stupid/dumb/silly/undemocratic/not 100% perfect" had also been given a 0.
Correct me if I'm wrong, wasnt the POINT of the story a criticism of the USA ruling bodies...?
And then all comments that dare also criticise USA get moderated to 0?
Why was this post given score 0- flamebait ?
/. become a flag-waving spot either.
Face some facts.
This law is being considered by the US. Not any other country. Therefore if the law is stupid, it points to stupidity within the law makers of the US. Not anywhere else. Which means, basically, YES its a perfectly valid criticism - NOT flamebait - to say "I dont understand American culture, why they would want to pass a law as stupid as this".
Just because most of you lot are American, doesnt mean you should be blind to any criticism of your country, your beloved linux was always about a worldwide community rather than some outdated patriotism world-view, so dont let
I'm a bit disappointed to be honest. MS respond to the hotmail attack by saying it wasnt a major problem and y'all (probably rightly) have a go at MS for giving evasive PR crap.
/. is awash with "LIES FROM MS" posts.
/. people who see the word MS and hit the flame key without taking the time to consider the case on its own merits.
Now they give a fairly detailed explanation that - to me (although I admit to not knowing crypto stuff) - seems to make some sense and be quite believable.
Instantly
OK, some of the posts I read gave decent, thought out critiques to suggest the statement was fishy. But a whole lot more of them smack of the sadly very-common attitude of some
I visited there earlier at the instigation of my Computer Science teacher and found it very interesting. Perhaps because I also study history. Shortly afterwards, one of the codebreakers actually came to my college to give a talk.
.uk internet addict I naturally hate BT for their per/minute billing which leads to horrendous phone bills.
;)
So, I very pleased to here it will be "saved".
I am less pleased that it is BT, since as a
You may remember www.telecom.eu.org, www.unmetered.org.uk and other campaigns for unmetered calls
I'm sure that this is the right decision... the whole export thing was just ridiculous for those of us outside the US, most people I knew who cared about security just "got hold of" US PGP anyway and lived with breaking the law. Not sure about the justification, though.
April 1st means April Fools Day in the UK too... amazing how uninformed people are about other countries internet or no internet :)