From the Usage Notices: (http://www.icq.com/legal/usenote.html)
"Use of expat - XML Parser Toolkit in the ICQ End-User software is covered by the Mozilla Public License (MPL) version 1.1. The source code of expat - XML Parser Toolkit can be obtained at WWW.Mozilla.org"
Would seem to suggest that they're using XML for something...
No idea how many people view slashdot in a day, but if they all spend 30 seconds going "hey that's cool" then that's a lot of man-hours spent in appreciation of your efforts.
The Consultation Paper (second link) describes the intended nature of a Restricted Access System. The essence is that you need a PIN to be able to view Restricted Content, and to get one of those you'll apparently be able to apply electronically or via dead trees. For instance:
4.2.2. Mandatory data items for the lodgement of a hardcopy application are:
name of applicant;
address of applicant;
date of birth of applicant;
email address of applicant;
declaration that personal details are correct; and either credit card details; or evidence of identity and age, for example, certified copy (sighted and signed by a third person) of passport, birth certificate, driver's licence, senior's card or student card.
And then we skip onwards a little:
5.2. The following rules will be used to invalidate an application:
if date of birth indicates that an applicant is not at least 18 years of age;
if credit card number cannot be verified;
if credit transaction is not approved by relevant credit provider; or
if evidence of identity and age has not been produced.
Note point three. To me that sounds an awful lot like an intention to charge money for the privilege of having a PIN.
Many many many people here that I've told about this seem to refuse point blank to believe that such a thing is about to happen, or that it will affect them. "Oh I don't look at porn..." Grrr! You don't have to be looking at porn! Senator Alston (the instigator of this nonsense) is talking about using mandatory filtering at the ISP level to implement this. We all know what filtering software does. It's highly likely that soon we'll need a PIN to read Shakespeare's plays, peruse medical journals, or.... *gasp*
/me goes blue in the face from repeating himself over and over and over to anyone who will listen...
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You need one of these for your collection: here's a picure of something I drank in Prague.p g
http://www.allengrace.co.uk/images/semtex_small.j
It said on the can that it contains
4000 mg/l taurine
320 mg/l caffeine
in a 250 ml can - so it's something like on a par with Red Bull. From memory it had a much more chemical-y flavour.
From the Usage Notices: (http://www.icq.com/legal/usenote.html)
"Use of expat - XML Parser Toolkit in the ICQ End-User software is covered by the Mozilla Public License (MPL) version 1.1. The source code of expat - XML Parser Toolkit can be obtained at WWW.Mozilla.org"
Would seem to suggest that they're using XML for something...
No idea how many people view slashdot in a day, but if they all spend 30 seconds going "hey that's cool" then that's a lot of man-hours spent in appreciation of your efforts.
4.2.2. Mandatory data items for the lodgement of a hardcopy application are:
name of applicant;
address of applicant;
date of birth of applicant;
email address of applicant;
declaration that personal details are correct; and either credit card details; or evidence of identity and age, for example, certified copy (sighted and signed by a third person) of passport, birth certificate, driver's licence, senior's card or student card.
And then we skip onwards a little:
5.2. The following rules will be used to invalidate an application:
if date of birth indicates that an applicant is not at least 18 years of age;
if credit card number cannot be verified;
if credit transaction is not approved by relevant credit provider; or
if evidence of identity and age has not been produced.
Note point three. To me that sounds an awful lot like an intention to charge money for the privilege of having a PIN.
Many many many people here that I've told about this seem to refuse point blank to believe that such a thing is about to happen, or that it will affect them. "Oh I don't look at porn..."
Grrr! You don't have to be looking at porn! Senator Alston (the instigator of this nonsense) is talking about using mandatory filtering at the ISP level to implement this. We all know what filtering software does. It's highly likely that soon we'll need a PIN to read Shakespeare's plays, peruse medical journals, or.... *gasp*
/me goes blue in the face from repeating himself over and over and over to anyone who will listen...