--- To: declanat_private cc: politechat_private, MMiloneat_private Subject: Re: FC: Mark Milone on "Hacktivism: Securing the National Infrastructure" Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 01:13:29 -0800 From: John Gilmore <gnuat_private> What's the point of advocating that hacker activists interested in "protecting civil liberties" and "spreading democratic values" help the government -- by publishing an article in a Microsoft proprietary format? Clearly the author is clueless about what motivates hacker activists, many of whom on principle won't even read his screed. John Gilmore --- From: "Milone, Mark" <MMiloneat_private> To: "'John Gilmore'" <gnuat_private>, declanat_private Cc: politechat_private Subject: RE: FC: Mark Milone on "Hacktivism: Securing the National Infrast ructure" Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 10:04:59 -0500 With all due respect, John, my article was intended to bring legal issues to light before a general audience. An audience that is not necessarily tech-savvy and who would not normally be exposed to these important matters. The fact remains that, for better or worse, the vast majority of these people use Microsoft products. However, if you find the use of the incumbent monopoly's product repugnant, please feel free to use Open Office's product (http://openoffice.org). I sincerely hope that active members in the political/technological community, such as yourself, are hungry enough for constructive dialogue to get past the bun and move onto the meat. Regards, Mark --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ Recent CNET News.com articles: http://news.search.com/search?q=declan -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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