Subject: Re: SSSCA will make open source illegal in the US
From: Michael O'Keefe (mokeefe@qualcomm.com)
Date: Tue Mar 05 2002 - 17:24:13 MST
The SSSCS is real, but the "end of the world for Open Source" predictions
are just scare mongering right now. Nobody knows becoz the thing isn't
even out of committee yet. Although to the points below...
a) You will still be able to build your own PC, you'll just only have
access to components that protect Copyrights.
b) I doubt it very much. That would be govt mandating of changing EVERY PC
in the country, costing corporations and ppl trillions of dollars. Even
Washington isn't THAT stoopid
c) So long as the OS s/w protects copyrights, it should be ok. Now if you
stripped out those components before you compiled it...Naughty you !!!
d) See c)
e) most likely provisions will be made for R&D, like they were in the DMCA
f) See b)
Don't get me wrong, I think the SSSCA is a POS and should be stopped, but
it ain;t Chiken Little time. But it is time to voice your opinion to your
local Rep's
> are you sure this is even real? it sounds pretty fake...
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ralph Wiggums" <ralphwiggums@linuxwaves.com>
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 6:04 PM
> Subject: SSSCA will make open source illegal in the US
>
> > Sorry for the crosspost but everyone needs to be very concerned about this
> > proposed bill
> >
> > Read more about it here http://www.xs4all.nl/~lennartb/sssca.html
> > The Security Systems Standards and Certification Act will make the
> following
> > illegal
> > The SSSCA, among other things, will make the following illegal:
> > * Assembling a home-built PC.
> > * Using a non-secure computer (ie, a computer built before the would-be
> > implementation of the SSSCA) on a network.
> > * Widespread development of open-sourced (non-copyrighted and "digitally
> > unsigned? software.
> > * Use of open-sourced software (essentially the entire software platform
> for
> > the UNIX and Linux operating systems, on which Computer Science research
> > relies).
> > * University and corporate research on systems, debugging, security, and
> > watermarking.
> > * All VCRs, DVDs, and pretty much every current digital hardware will be
> > banned and considered illegal
> >
> > Please sign the petition and write your congressman and senator
> > http://www.petitiononline.com/SSSCA/petition.html
> >
> >
> > Plz post this in all newgroups and internet forums u belong to we need to
> > spread the word
> >
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