Colin Watson said on 5 November 2002 1:38 PM >Why, thank you so much. I generally don't complain publicly about this >sort of thing, and don't propose to change that because I'm no good at >it and would generally just be counter-productive. I take offence at the >suggestion that I'm "[sitting] on my bum"; if you like you can just >uninstall anything I've been involved with. > >(Yes, I know, this is also a mini-rant. It's late at night, so there.)
My apologies Colin - my comments were not meant as a personal attack on people but a demonstrative point that the majority of people sit on their arses and do nothing. Then when the shit hits the fan they're the loudest and most vocal of components against the "wrong doing". For sure people sit on their bums for a particular reason - myself I really should sit on my bum and do nothing because I am very blunt, and bluntness is not always the way to solve an issue. But I figure if I don't say something, then i'm wasting my viewpoint. As for Matthew' comments earlier today, i'll ignore his sarcasm. Senator Richard Alston wouldn't know how to wipe his arse let alone answer an email. What would the Australian government do if 80% of the population said they did not want palladium, or software that contained palladium components? I do realise that most people are computer illiterate and non technical so they wouldn't necessarily understand the gist of the technical things, until you explained it to them in laymens terms. It can be done - i've taught senior citizens basic computer skills (unpaid community volantary work) and if I can teach them stuff, then i'm sure most of us (debian) users [who are generally more technical savvy than ordinary people] can figure out how to explain it to our families and friends. Most people know the term "big brother" and don't particularly like it, but accept it. That's why it's useful to encourage them to complain about issues like this. Seriously, if no one complains palladium/tcpa will succeed. I don't think anyone of us really want that to happen. It would basically ensure Microsofts ongoing market dominance and I don't think that's healthy for the software market as a whole. Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
