On Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 03:25:46PM -0700, tom poe wrote:
On Friday 26 October 2001 14:10, John McNulty wrote:
Here's a thought .. today they closed off MSN.com to non MS systems. What if they do that next year with .NET to anything that isn't Microsoft, and all of a sudden you find you can't do online banking, or shopping, etc, etc unless you're running XP. Scarey huh !
Hi: Well, personally, it would just mean that errands will have to be run. Changes will have to be made. A new bank, new shopping, etc., etc., arranged. M$ can be just another AOL, and those who choose it, do so with their eyes wide open [probably that M$ glazed look, as usual]. The rest of us have choices, as well. My worry, is that we're speeding down the tracks, headed straight to the "Global Gate", where, if you are NOT running "approved, certified, registered" interactive devices, like LinuxOS, you are without access, and ICANN could care less, period! Now, that's SCARY!!!
As of today, we have DMCA and SSSCA, and Germany's ISP reporting all communications, in place and operating at full steam. Now, that's SCARY!!! Go ahead, say something, and see how quickly they're knocking/bashing down your door! Go ahead, write some little nonsensical code, put it in an email, and claim it "cracks" such-and-such, and see what happens. Tom
I walked across a bridge the other day that expressly forbids people from walking on it. If the Dutch Police are listening, it was the one that joins Kralingse Zoom Metro and Rivium. I await the knock on the door... :) -- Regards Cliff