User: grrae

The real issue

On: PA Supreme Court Decides if Reading Email==Wiretap

Here is the meat of the case, reported here:

First, the article states,

"Though federal law only requires the consent of one person before a telephone call or Internet communication can be recorded, Pennsylvania and 11 other states require the consent of ALL parties." (emphasis, mine)

So, the ex-cop has a point. Even if they authorities had the girl's permission, State law requires ALL parties consent. The ex-cop says that this never happened.

Next, it says,

"Pennsylvania's Superior Court took a different view, ruling that Proetto had consented to the recording by the very act of sending e-mail and instant messages."

So what's really going on is this: Does sending an email or instant message imply consent for the email or instant message to be read by anyone other than the addressed party? I think this is a pretty important distinction. I'll be watching this case.

--Grrae

Just say NO!

On: Microsoft Enters the Cell Phone OS Market

Don't forget to run out and buy a REAL mobile phone here.

Let's remember the words of Mr. Burke:

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke

Go buy someone OTHER than Microsoft's phone, please!

--Grrae

Progress

On: Richard Stallman On KDE/GNOME Cooperation

Here, in a quote from This Letter, RMS says,

"...The ill feelings that linger between GNOME developers and KDE developers are not good for the community, and it is very useful to help calm the antagonism."

Let's here from a few who are (accepted to be) wiser than ourselves:

"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people." -George Bernard Shaw (emphasis, mine!)

"Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress." -Mahatma Gandhi

Re:kde-look.org

On: Richard Stallman On KDE/GNOME Cooperation

I found this page. It seems to be what your looking for.