Subject: Re: SSSCA will make open source illegal in the US
From: Jim Potter (jrp@wvi.com)
Date: Tue Mar 05 2002 - 18:00:21 MST
Last yeart when he (Hollings, appears to be fronting for disney & co) tried
this, I called their office and his aide told me that we (the public,
taxpayers, etc) weren't supposed to see this until much, much later, so go back
to sleep, please... We'll tell you when we're ready for you to know about it.
The guy seemed genuinely upset that we found out about it before they wanted us
to.
> then there shouldnt be a problem showing me a very very real document.
>
> > It's real. Very Very Real.
> >
> >
> > > are you sure this is even real? it sounds pretty fake...
> > >
> > > 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
> > > >
-- Sincerely,Jim Potter 45th Parallel Processing (503) 769-9138 jrp@wvi.com
Those that would give up a necessary freedom for temporary safety deserve neither freedom nor safety. -- Ben Franklin
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