Government allows and uses a lot of Open Source Software. If there is an actual reason, it is more likely to be its extreme versatility to be able to download a LOT of files without foreknowledge of what will be downloaded. BTW, wget is available for virtually all platforms. On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > the reason it is banned is probably because it is open source. > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Dazed_75 wrote: > >> Agreed, Eric. It makes no sense whatever. The judge should be >> reviewed. That said, did the guy download wget knowing it was "banned"? >> Why should it be banned? maybe there is/was a reason but I don't know what >> it might be. >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 10:19 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >>> bummer: I thought it was going to br a positive story. >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Eric Cope wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/07/30/the-free-web-program-that-got-bradley-manning-convicted-of-computer-fraud/ >>>> >>>> this is insanity at its best >>>> >>>> Eric >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry >> >> Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to >> multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses >> from a forwarded message body before clicking Send. >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses from a forwarded message body before clicking Send.