Subject: RE: SSSCA will make open source illegal in the US
From: Justin Christopher (jchristopher@takenote.net)
Date: Tue Mar 05 2002 - 17:40:06 MST
Although he's a bit "off" on some of the claims, it's definitely real. (I
believe existing hardware would be exempt from the SSSCA, it would only
apply to new hardware)
Despite the slight errors, however, it's very real and very dangerous. It
really would be a complete nightmare if passed and deserves your immediate
attention if you work in the computer industry.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Mesler
To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
Sent: 3/5/2002 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: SSSCA will make open source illegal in the US
are you sure this is even real? it sounds pretty fake...
R.L. Mesler <Kraylus>
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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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