-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 01/13/08 17:07, David wrote: > Hal Finney wrote: [snip] > > There is no critique of open source formats here (I've been meaning to > check back on the Open Bios project for a while), but I do endorse full > control being in the hands of the enduser, especially in regard to the > internet. Once control is translated to the network, the controllers of > the network dictate access and content and the most innovative > environment in the history of the species degenerates to the state of > being no more than cable tv, on speed, replete with ads. > > It is of the utmost importance that the control factor is kept at the > 'edge' of the 'net, in the hands of the enduser and that the network > itself, is kept in as simple a state as possible.
Here in the US, 99.5% of the people who regularly use the intarweb couldn't secure their computer with a map, both hands and a flashlight. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, I'm a vegetarian because I hate vegetables!" unknown -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHirhyS9HxQb37XmcRAr1/AJ9OhK8KvYi4LiEhC2xKhJQ0mzIVWACeNvmx vSXkHIRayqRdA6cilXoHbxc= =k2gO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
