- On 2002.07.18, in <20020718102426.48111@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>,
- "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@baylink.com> wrote:
You obviously have not been following the activities of Senator Hollings, D-Disney, whose SSSCA indeed wants to make the very *design* of Linux illegal.
How does this conflict with the design of Linux (or, presumably, any other operating system)? Why is it not possible to integrate DRM support into Linux?
Please, nobody tell Hollings about CS First Boston and the NYSE, not to mention a large chunk of the backbone. I wanna see what happens when everyone just shuts their Linux boxes down because they've been declared illegal.
Existing systems are grandfathered. It's not clear (to me) whether this applies only to hardware devices, or also to software; or whether a device wishing to be grandfathered needs to be sponsored by some legal entity.
Not that I support the SSSCA; I just think it pays better to fight on fair terms.
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