From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261797AbTD2VGu (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:06:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261827AbTD2VGu (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:06:50 -0400 Received: from Mail1.KONTENT.De ([81.88.34.36]:22732 "EHLO Mail1.KONTENT.De") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261797AbTD2VGs (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:06:48 -0400 From: Oliver Neukum Reply-To: oliver@neukum.name To: harry@smsworldplus.com, Subject: Re: Broadcom BCM4306/BCM2050 support Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:19:04 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.5 References: <200304291658.h3TGwJj26464@smsworldplus.com> In-Reply-To: <200304291658.h3TGwJj26464@smsworldplus.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200304292319.04070.oliver@neukum.org> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Am Dienstag, 29. April 2003 18:58 schrieb harry: > 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 ! That is the point. You need a license to operate a car on public roads. Ownership or operation on your own property is only your business. Regards Oliver