OT: wget in the news

[Dazed_75]

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 <bmike1 at gmail.com> 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 <lthielster at gmail.com> 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 <bmike1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> bummer: I thought it was going to br a positive story.
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Eric Cope <eric.cope at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/07/30/the-free-web-program-that-got-bradley-manning-convicted-of-computer-fraud/
>>>>
>>>> <opinion>this is insanity at its best</opinion>
>>>>
>>>> Eric
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