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| schestowitz | > Hi, Roy, | Feb 10 20:18 |
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| schestowitz | > | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > Another petition. I don't like that they try to frame Gates as an | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > innovator, but the rest is ok. Taren's summary is accurate. Also, | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > the two petitions at the WhiteHouse.gov site passed their threshold. | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > From: Anna Galland, MoveOn.org Civic Action <moveon-help@list.moveon.org> | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > Date: Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 12:13 PM | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > Subject: A preventable tragedy | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > To: ---- | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > ** | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > Dear MoveOn member, | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > Will the next big innovator, like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, end up in | Feb 10 20:18 |
| schestowitz | > prison or worse? *It's a big question Congress is debating right now, as | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > they consider changes to the **the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).* | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > You may have recently heard about the tragic passing of Aaron Swartz, an | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > exceptional programmer and progressive activist who was well known to many | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > in the MoveOn community. | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > Aaron was a rare genius who, as a young man, contributed to the Internet's | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > development in fundamental ways. Passing up countless opportunities for | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > personal gain, Aaron dedicated his brilliance to making a better | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > world?from | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > ensuring the free exchange of information online to helping organize | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > millions of people for justice. | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > Aaron's partner, Taren, started a petition on SignOn.org urging | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > Congress to | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > fix an overly broad law that allowed prosecutors to subject Aaron to a | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > deeply unjust federal prosecution for the final years of his life. ***Will | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > you add your name? * | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > Another petition. I don't like that they try to frame Gates as an | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | > innovator | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | And Jobs. It's hogwash on the first sentence. Self-nuke... | Feb 10 20:19 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/2357920 | Feb 10 21:57 |
| TechrightsBot | @schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Winning The Desktop Wars http://ostatic.com/blog/winning-the-desktop-wars#buzz #gnu #linux #desktop | Feb 10 21:57 |
| TechrightsBot | -> Title: Winning The Desktop Wars | OStatic .::. Size~: 11.85 KB | Feb 10 21:58 |
| schestowitz | "Yes, "Linux" is winning and we must also guard our freedom. Vilifying Google and Ubuntu does not help. Both are making and using free software that everyone can use. Chombook's "Verified boot" is a good feature if you want to leave your computing to Google, but it can be turned off by the user in a well documented way." | Feb 10 21:58 |
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