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Date:      Wed, 27 Sep 2000 07:49:18 -0400
From:      Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>
To:        Don Wilde <Don@Silver-Lynx.com>
Cc:        Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, Joseph Scott <joseph.scott@owp.csus.edu>, Bill Fumerola <billf@chimesnet.com>, cjclark@alum.mit.edu, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: wats so special about freeBSD?
Message-ID:  <20000927074918.A39110@blackhelicopters.org>
In-Reply-To: <39D1A726.B2338D5B@Silver-Lynx.com>; from Don@Silver-Lynx.com on Wed, Sep 27, 2000 at 01:52:06AM -0600
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009250611290.196-100000@pebkac.owp.csus.edu> <39D19089.6840F2A5@softweyr.com> <39D1A726.B2338D5B@Silver-Lynx.com>

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On Wed, Sep 27, 2000 at 01:52:06AM -0600, Don Wilde wrote:
> Yeah. I'm almost to the point where I advocate we start cracking systems
> to prove the point. Government f*'s up too many times already because of
> human frailty and greed to leave them the excuse of outside influences
> to skate on, but they won't budge unless we scare their pants off.

Folks have been there, and done that.  There was that recent federal
plea that boiled down to "We know, please leave us alone so we can
catch up."

Net result: nothing.  No budget change, no decrease in crackz,
nothing.

The people on the front lines know it, but those who control the purse
strings don't give a damn.  It would take a *big* crack to get their
attention, something big enough to risk their political careers.

Anyway, this is a discussion better settled over a few drinks.  Let's
just agree that "IT 'professionals' suck" and get on with life.

==ml

-- 
Michael Lucas
mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org
http://www.blackhelicopters.org/~mwlucas/
Big Scary Daemons: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/Big_Scary_Daemons


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