From: Oliver Neukum <oliver@neukum.org>
To: harry@smsworldplus.com, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Broadcom BCM4306/BCM2050 support
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:19:04 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200304292319.04070.oliver@neukum.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200304291658.h3TGwJj26464@smsworldplus.com>
Am Dienstag, 29. April 2003 18:58 schrieb harry:
> A Penguin wrote:
> >In the UK, for instance, one has to purchase a license to
> >use a receiver (you know, some Sony Walkman). This is, in my
> >opinion, extremely repressive. It would be nice for somebody
> >to start suing the BBC (and others) to recover damages for
> >the criminal trespass of "their" radio signals onto private
> >property. After a few such lawsuits, the ownership of such
> >broadcast signals would revert to the public, just like in
> >the US.
>
> You need a licence to drive a car and a licence to operate a
> computer - now that's really repressive !
That is the point. You need a license to operate a car on public
roads. Ownership or operation on your own property is only
your business.
Regards
Oliver
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-04-29 21:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-04-29 16:58 Broadcom BCM4306/BCM2050 support harry
2003-04-29 21:19 ` Oliver Neukum [this message]
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2003-05-01 13:35 Martin List-Petersen
2003-05-01 13:22 bas.mevissen
2003-04-29 15:22 Nicholas Berry
2003-04-29 12:51 bas.mevissen
2003-04-29 14:40 ` Stuffed Crust
2003-05-01 11:01 ` David S. Miller
2003-04-29 12:28 bas.mevissen
2003-04-29 12:58 ` Martin List-Petersen
2003-04-29 6:16 Martin List-Petersen
2003-04-29 11:06 ` David S. Miller
2003-04-29 11:38 ` Carl-Daniel Hailfinger
2003-04-29 12:12 ` Martin List-Petersen
2003-04-29 12:27 ` Grzegorz Jaskiewicz
2003-04-29 13:26 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-04-29 13:18 ` Alan Cox
2003-04-29 14:45 ` Stuffed Crust
2003-04-29 13:48 ` Carl-Daniel Hailfinger
2003-04-29 13:28 ` Alan Cox
2003-04-28 15:53 bas.mevissen
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