23 Apr
2001
23 Apr
'01
3:10 p.m.
On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 14:58:35 EDT, woods@weird.com (Greg A. Woods) said:
Now if I could do frame relay over Ethernet with the simple addition of some freely (or nearly so) available software that would work in Joe Random's BSD or Linux box, then I'd be in Nirvana from a pricing and
As the RIAA and similar groups are discovering, the only thing that keeps that Nirvana functioning is the anti-circumvention clause of the DMCA. Also, remember that most Joe Randoms aren't BSD or Linux, and that many Joe Randoms (myself included) would object *strenuously* if an ISP said "you must install/run *this* software". That's what got Microsoft in trouble, you remember? -- Valdis Kletnieks Operating Systems Analyst Virginia Tech