From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262039AbTD2QqG (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:46:06 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262041AbTD2QqG (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:46:06 -0400 Received: from [195.8.94.155] ([195.8.94.155]:44240 "EHLO smsworldplus.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262039AbTD2QqF (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:46:05 -0400 Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:58:20 +0100 Message-Id: <200304291658.h3TGwJj26464@smsworldplus.com> From: harry X-Mailer: Arrow 2.0b3 (X11; Linux 2.4.7-10; i686) To: Reply-To: harry@smsworldplus.com Subject: Re: Broadcom BCM4306/BCM2050 support Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org A Penguin wrote: >In the UK, for instance, one has to purchase a license to >use a receiver (you know, some Sony Walkman). This is, in my >opinion, extremely repressive. It would be nice for somebody >to start suing the BBC (and others) to recover damages for >the criminal trespass of "their" radio signals onto private >property. After a few such lawsuits, the ownership of such >broadcast signals would revert to the public, just like in >the US. You need a licence to drive a car and a licence to operate a computer - now that's really repressive ! (M$, GPL or roll your own, it's much the same..) An Other Penguin wrote: >Patents and copyrights need to be fixed, not destroyed. hear, here. harry. -- Truth is a commodity? I just don't buy it.