Palladium : The cure for Independence

[der.hans]

Am 04. Jul, 2002 schwätzte Tim Shapiro so:

> Ok why don't we try something new...... *Lets just say in the end* (keep
> in mind this is a gigantic IF) if Bill Gates overcomes unix and gets a
> way to legally monopolize everything. Ok why not get used to the idea
> now. At least be bi-lingual so to speak. Know windows and unix. That is
> what I am trying to do. This way your on the winning side no matter what.
> So what if its illegal to reverse engineering. WHO CARES! It's like
> piracy. Unless you are a buisness the CIA or FBI is not going to bust in
> your door and take you off to a fed prison.

Ask the Norwegian teenager if that's how he saw the situation as the cops
came for him and all his computers. Also remember that he didn't break any
Norwegian laws as reverse engineering was legal at the time. I think that
might've changed due to American pressure since then.

If I close all hardware stores tomorrow and say you have to hire some
specialist to fix things around the house are you going to be upset then?
What happens when it's illegal to reverse engineer how a screw is tightened
and owning a leatherman is a federal offense?

ciao,

der.hans
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