I think another nice touch would be for business' <especially those threatened by CAAT>, to switch to linux and open source, then as a show of *admiration* for MS, send all of there windows software back to MS. Wouldn't they crap if they started getting thousands of cd's in mail, maybe with a little note saying "Switched to Linux/Open Source". Of course I would scratch the hell out of the disks first cuz they'd probably try to resell those usable ones haha. Sorry for the hairbrain stuff...still haven't had my first cup 'o' jo of the day. Cheers On Fri, 2002-04-05 at 04:23, burns wrote:
The following forwarded message outlines David Skoll's (of Roaring Penguin.com and author of the standard PPOE DSL interface) plea for assistance in his battle against the CAAT organization's tactics. CAAT is a coalition of large proprietary corporations, led by Microsoft, That have started to take enforcement of software licensing into their own hands. This ranges from the now infamous threatening letters, to walk-in audits and lawsuits. What seems to bother people the most is not so much the rights they are attempting to protect, but the methods that they are employing.
David's proposition is simple -- avoid CAAT threats and goon squad searches of your workplace by simply moving as much as possible to open source software, preferably Linux. His aim is two-fold: object to the CAAT methods and pomote open source altenatives.
Our LUG here in Ottawa has picked up the ball and is supporting David. I'm sure he would be grateful for any help anyone could give him.
-- Mark Doucette kranked@oberon.ark.com WinFree and Lovin' it. SuSE Rox Linux! Registered Linux User # 240512 ----////----