On Fri, 2002-08-30 at 14:36, Branden Robinson wrote:
> I think it would be fair to tar mpg321 with the brush of "non-free" when
^un?
> that clearly wasn't your intent when you wrote it. Having a giant
> corporation smash your First Amendmendment[1] right to express yourself
^^^^
I, personally, am glad you exercised your first amendment right to write
that word.
> via computer code is quite punishment enough.
I have to admit that I'm considering just dropping development of mpg321
altogether, particularly if it's our judgement that we can't ship it. I
can't say that I'd be overly sad in that case - the only mp3s I acquire
these days are illegal ones my friends send me, as I encode all my CDs
to Ogg now - but it's still a sign that we are just so utterly
unimportant in a society ruled by the megacorps.
> [1] Okay, so you're Canadian, UDHR or whatever. I'm perfectly happy to
^^^^ ??
No amendments are needed; it's right in the Canadian Constitution.
> stand up for the First Amendment rights even of people who aren't
> governed by the U.S. Constitution. That makes me doubly-damned
> according to the Republican Party, I think. "*FREE SPEECH* for
> *FOREIGNERS*!?!??? WHAT KIND OF GODLESS HEATHEN COMMONIST[sic] CRAP IS
> THIS?"
Thank God for multi-party systems.
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Joe Drew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"This particular group of cats is mostly self-herding." -- Bdale Garbee
