I am forwarding this message because I see the problems outlined in these links as a clear and present danger to the continued existence of Linux. Mark Browne ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security." - Benjamin Franklin "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin Franklin's dire warnings are soon going to be tested under the guise of "virus free" secure computing and "SPAM free" secure internet access. Unfortunately, these initiatives will converge into Big Brother a la George Orwell's 1984, which was just twenty years ahead of its time. Here is an interesting articles on the dangers of secure computing and secure networking: "The Digital Imprimateur -- How big brother and big media can put the Internet genie back in the bottle", by John Walker (the founder of AutoDesk and creator of AutoCAD): http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/digital-imprimatur/ Here is another interesting article on related subject matter: "I Told You So -- Alas, a Couple of Bob's Dire Predictions Have Come True", by Robert X. Cringely (author, and host of several PBS specials): http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20020627.html Beware of the Secure Computing Initiative... _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list