> "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said. This is an important issue because so many people get it completely wrong, de Raadt included. Free speech means the government cannot put you in jail for the things you say or believe. It does not mean the government is required to continue to pay you to do work or fund your projects regardless of the things that you say or believe. It does not mean the government cannot create hardship for you, or that it must protect you from hardship imposed on you by others. Further, the U.S. constitution does not apply to foreign nationals and it has no direct impact on business dealings except indirectly as it relates to the legislative process whereby State and Federal laws are enacted and enforced that seek to regulate business dealings consistent with constitutional law. We must bear in mind that free speech exists within a context of freedom; we cannot impose behavioral restrictions or affirmative obligations on government agencies or private parties that remove the freedom of those parties to exercise sound subjective judgment. The day that we impose government controls for allowable consequences against you for your choice to exercise your freedom of speech is the day we kill freedom in our effort to protect speech. Sincerely, Jason Coombs jasoncat_private -----Original Message----- From: owner-isnat_private [mailto:owner-isnat_private]On Behalf Of InfoSec News Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 1:38 AM To: isnat_private Subject: [ISN] DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding Forwarded from: William Knowles <wkat_private> http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html By Robert Lemos Staff Writer, CNET News.com April 17, 2003 The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons. The project's leader, Theo de Raadt, said Thursday he was informed by email that the remaining portion of the $2.3 million grant has been pulled. An email from a professor who is managing the grant did not provide a reason, but de Raadt said he believes the cancellation was prompted by concerns about the money going to too many foreign developers and antiwar statements that de Raadt made to reporters. "They decided that they didn't want (our project) anymore," de Raadt said Thursday, less than hour after he received notification. "This is it. It's over." ... _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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