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to: Geo.
from: Adam Flinton
date: 2003-04-25 10:20:28
subject: Re: US Gov sez: Open Source enables terrorists

From: Adam Flinton 

Geo. wrote:
> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> news:3ea85ca5{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>
>>Including your Internal/ "homeland" Security spooks......
>
>
> it's a judgement call, which is greater benefit, allowing all internals to
> have as secure a software environment as possible or limit then so you can
> get at the crazies but at the cost of a less secure infrastructure?
> Personally, I'd go for the secure and use other methods to get at the
> crazies.
>

I don't think it is a judgement call. Not unless you call Canute trying to
order the tide back out a judgement call.


>>Yup & they can control the big proprietary boxes like Sun &
IBM shift.
>>Can't do that with x86....
>
>
> Wonder what will happen with hardware DRM components..


Yeah I mean once those fiendish bollywood types start making demands on the
poor old US consumer.......Indian spychip in every US PC 


Adam

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