From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 22 23:13:31 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD71E16A46C for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:13:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from outbound-mail-40.bluehost.com (outbound-mail-40.bluehost.com [69.89.20.194]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A522A13C4D5 for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:13:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 15627 invoked by uid 0); 22 Jan 2008 23:13:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box183.bluehost.com) (69.89.25.183) by mailproxy2.bluehost.com with SMTP; 22 Jan 2008 23:13:31 -0000 Received: from c-24-9-123-251.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.9.123.251] helo=demeter.hydra) by box183.bluehost.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1JHSJ9-00041d-10 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:13:31 -0700 Received: by demeter.hydra (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:13:30 -0700 Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:13:30 -0700 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080122231330.GE78931@demeter.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20080122125651.V2077@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <4795F048.3090501@pacific.net.sg> <20080122145708.S2543@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080122145708.S2543@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Identified-User: {737:box183.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.com} {sentby:smtp auth 24.9.123.251 authed with perrin@apotheon.com} Subject: Re: are we CRIMINALS? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:13:32 -0000 On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 03:00:45PM +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > >>jest first step to criminalize unix at all > > > >first step? > > > >Many Unix tools are considered illegal by German law since last summer. > > > > could you mail me more about it ? > > it's as stupid as considering knives to be illegal. yes i can kill with > knife, but i don't do this, and need it to slice a bread. > and there are 1000 other ways to kill - without knife You probably think that's an absurd notion that nobody would ever enact, and mean to show how absurd it is to outlaw `host -l` by drawing an analogy with outlawing knives. Such an argument is dependent upon the assumption that the guy listening to you thinks it's absurd to outlaw knives. Before making that assumption, however, you should have a look at laws regarding knives in Scotland. There's no end to the absurdity of law. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Anonymous: "Eat your crow early, while it's young and tender. Don't wait until it's old and tough."