I agree that the actual subject of the article linked has something to
do with Linux, in that it affects various projects having to do with
recording broadcast television. However, I fail to see what the
article has to do with activist judges. In every context I have heard
the term used, until now, it has been in reference to judges making up
entitlements or classifications or what-have-you that didn't exist
before. In this context it was applied to judges interpreting the
Federal Communications Commission's authority in regards to the
broadcast flag. The term activist judges is generally used
derogatorily applied when one disagrees with their decision. I fail
to see how striking down the broadcast flag is A Bad Thing for Linux
or F/OSS in general. At any rate, I suppose I've rambled enough...
On 5/6/05,
Bryan.ONeal@asu.edu <
Bryan.ONeal@asu.edu> wrote:
> Hehehe, yha I can see that, but the actual artical was on the legality of the
> forced implemntation of the broadcast flag in US hardware.
>
> The topic was on target, but I agree with the subject line prompting off topic
> discusion about Judges, not the broadcast flag :)
>
> On Fri, 6 May 2005, Erik Bixby wrote:
>
> > When I read "Let's hear it for the activist judges!" the first thing
> > that pops into my mind is Linux...
> >
> > On 5/6/05, Bryan.ONeal@asu.edu <Bryan.ONeal@asu.edu> wrote:
> > > Seems this is quite on topic as it shows up as a point of discussion at nearly
> > > every meeting and has a great deal to do with those of us running Myth & xine.
> > >
> > > off topic would be more like the discussion of marriage protection act, while
> > > on topic would be discussion of the inducement act.
> > >
> > > Just my 2 cents
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 6 May 2005, Erik Bixby wrote:
> > >
> > > > Could we please label off topic posts as such?
> > > >
> > > > On 5/6/05, FoulDragon@aol.com <FoulDragon@aol.com> wrote:
> > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4523597.stm
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