From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264638AbTDYAQd (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Apr 2003 20:16:33 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264625AbTDYAOt (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Apr 2003 20:14:49 -0400 Received: from mail.jlokier.co.uk ([81.29.64.88]:32392 "EHLO mail.jlokier.co.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264635AbTDYAOY (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Apr 2003 20:14:24 -0400 Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 01:26:29 +0100 From: Jamie Lokier To: Werner Almesberger Cc: Alan Cox , Timothy Miller , Andreas Jellinghaus , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Flame Linus to a crisp! Message-ID: <20030425002629.GC31470@mail.jlokier.co.uk> References: <20030424083730.5F79A2127F@dungeon.inka.de> <20030424085913.GH28253@mail.jlokier.co.uk> <3EA804A8.8070608@techsource.com> <1051209350.4004.6.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> <20030424192941.E1425@almesberger.net> <20030424224155.GB31179@mail.jlokier.co.uk> <20030424195420.S3557@almesberger.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030424195420.S3557@almesberger.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Werner Almesberger wrote: > > Change the rules against the status quo and they all complain, but it > > is just change and they also all adapt to it. That is business too. > > In some cases, they show remarkable reluctance to embrace change, > though. Just consider the enthusiastic response of RIAA, MPAA, etc. > to how the Internet has improved everybody's ability to distribute > information. IMHO the RIAA and MPAA are playing their role perfectly. While they _may_ represent pure greed, that greed produces things - mass market music and films, mass market "stardom" to believe in and follow - that large numbers of people still want, even though there are plenty of readily available alternatives. So long as people want the things that RIAA and MPAA are involved in creating, but do not want to pay for it, _and_ for the most part just want to copy because they enjoy saving money, rather than really thinking through how to create a better, fluffier world, with sustainable economics in a new form, then the RIAA and MPAA _must_ do what they do - a role is created, and they fulfil it. Just ignore the RIAA and MPAA, and listen/watch other stuff. There's plenty of it. And support the creators of stuff you like. If only a few people do that, they may end up stuck in paid-for laws. If a lot of people do it, though, problem solved. IMVHO of course :) -- Jamie