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____/ Marti van Lin on Friday 11 Dec 2009 01:54 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> ____/ Tony(UK) on Thursday 10 Dec 2009 08:02 : \____
>>
>>> On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:16:15 +0100, Hadron<hadronquark@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>
>>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Intellectual Monopolists Scorn the Blind
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>> | This, then, is the reality of "modern"
>>>>> | copyright: it fails to serve huge numbers
>>>>> | of people, many of whom are already
>>>>> | suffering from discrimination in other
>>>>> | ways.
>>>>> |
>>>>> | Given this situation, various
>>>>> | organisations are not unreasonably trying
>>>>> | to facilitate access to copyrighted works
>>>>> | for those who are visually disabled with a
>>>>> | new WIPO treaty that would define basic
>>>>> | rights for this group. Who could object to
>>>>> | such a humanitarian cause? Well, the
>>>>> | publishers, of course.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>> http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/12/intellectual-monopolists-scorn-blind.html
>>>> Should blind people get free cars too Roy? Or maybe free houses? Tell
>>>> me, where does your generosity end? What about people with one
>>>> leg. Should they get everything for free too?
>>>>
>>>> But wait! Lets read the article ....
>>>>
>>>> ,----
>>>> | This, then, is the reality of "modern" copyright: it fails to serve huge
>>>> | numbers of people, many of whom are already suffering from
>>>> | discrimination in other ways.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> Uh oh! But its nothing to do with the copyright per se : the publishers
>>>> just dont see enough of a market. If you'll excuse the pun.
>>>>
>>>> But lets say for the sake of argument they DO release all this material
>>>> "free of charge" so that they can be re formatted for the visually
>>>> impaired. Who is going to do it? You? No? Didn't think so. Who will
>>>> ensure the world's freetards don't steal it?
>>>>
>>>> You're an idiot Roy.
>>>>
>>>> What about people who are too stupid to get a good job. You for example
>>>> Roy. Should you be offered everything for free too since you can't
>>>> afford to pay for it?
>>>>
>>>> Where foes you largesse for giving other peoples work away end Roy?
>>> As you can see by my headers, I no longer use Linux as my primary
>>> operating system. Why is this?
>>
>>> It is mainly down to individuals like you, and those who are intent on
>>> the self-destruction of Linux and the personal attacks on it's users.
>>
>>> Remember - one day you may be in a similar situation (to me). I can
>>> think of no-one more who deserves this dubious honor.
>>
>> Tony,
>>
>> "Hadron" was never a Linux user (not in the proper sense). He came here to
>> smear Linux and defame Linux enthusiasts like me and you.
>>
>> Don't confuse Linux with anti-Linux agents masquerading as "Linux people".
>
> I might be wrong, but I can't believe that this is actually TonyUK. I
> think it's another forger (Clogwog).
>
> TonyUK was a very nice, integer and intelligent person, I just can't
> believe that he dropped GNU/Linux as his primary OS, as a result of the
> vile attacks by Wintrolls.
>
> When I started using GNU/Linux, I became aware of the fact that the Vole
> is lying and that they have ripped my bank account. This is when I
> started *disliking* the Vole. The M$ Evangeli$t$ however made me *hate*
> the Vole.
>
> IMHO the vile attacks by the Wintrolls do not make you drop GNU/Linux
> but the opposite.
>
> I think it's a faker :-(
They reflect badly on the /Windows/ community, not the Linux community that's
the /victim/ here.
BTW, Microsoft's shills (yes, technical evangelists on the payroll) don't
like my posts about them... they link to them in MSDN and add justifications
for what they do.
- --
~~ Best of wishes
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