MESSAGE
| DATE | 2002-08-07 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] win2k sp3
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There is something that can be done about this, but your not going to like it.
First, right your congressman and tell them that the DRM legistlation which is
being threatened is not acceptable. We consider it theft of our privately owned
computers.
Secondly, complain to the Department of Commerce.
Third - Demand to speak to your congressman on this issue.
Fourth, work with NY Fair Use to pass a bill to make this illegal.
Do you want a sample letter?
Ruben
On 2002.08.07 07:08 carole guevin wrote:
> I'm running XP on my workstation - and at onset - it requested you know _ to
> download_ valuable patches for xyz reasons. I had heard of the window media
> player being like a trojan horse - in netdiver archive -
> http://netdiver.net/newsarchive/0702.php?month=july - link to article:
> http://www.infowarrior.org/articles/2002-09.html
>
> What I did actually - after reading the above article and yes indeed - the
> little _download_ to fix the player which I don't use has bypassed my
> *choice* that my sound card manage it :((... anyway went into the control
> panel, add/remove programs and there were a big list of stuff that was
> installed there. I decide to remove the last one - cause I didn't want
> M$ to control my machine - hands off bill.
>
> So upon saying *yes* remove it - it threaten me with *security and that my
> machine might become unstable - and always (I've removed them all) always
> attaching whatever this patch was doing - to some other non-M$ software -
> like me logitech infrared mouse or keyboard...
>
> Now I'm waiting to buy a new disk (XP won't reinstall without calling their
> service center ON but a clean disk). Now I've shutdown the *update*
> wizzard. Why I want to reinstall - is not that my workstation became
> unstable - it's because XP is such a closed system - that I know that code
> is spreaded all over. The only bug so far - is that WinMedia windows opens
> before my soundblaster mini-interface... And he thinks it's not evident that
> he wants to rule all over??? Better not get started on this though...
>
> Is there anything that can be done - to prevent that kind of scheming?
> Anybody else having experienced this? What if these patches were NOT install
> in companies - what are the problems that can arise?
>
> .c
>
> ...new media culture_magazine + portal + http://netdiver.net
> ..communication design + http://pixeltable.com
>
>
>
>
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