Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 16:41:45 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Publishers attacks on public rights. Message-ID: <15092.29593.612647.836532@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010505153617.049b6130@localhost> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010505152137.04add690@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010505095934.04417930@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010504213229.043f5460@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010504122121.04699dc0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010504093633.045b1850@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010504091914.0467d5b0@localhost> <15090.43795.549818.410213@guru.mired.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20010505153617.049b6130@localhost>
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Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> types: > At 03:26 PM 5/5/2001, Mike Meyer wrote: > >With a single exception, you've always advocated against consumers > >rights, and for the publisher. > Not true at all. I am a strong advocate of consumers' rights. Then why don't you start doing it here? > However, when dealing with zealots who believe that they > should be able to pirate anything they want for free, or > that all publishers are evil and should be destroyed, I > will naturally disagree. Gee, that's strange. I'm generally viewed as a strong supporter of commercial interests. But when I faced with people who regularly attack non-commercial groups and publicly advocate their destruction, I naturally disagree. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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