____/ [H]omer on Monday 31 March 2008 03:46 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Creative Labs : Product Boards : Sound Blaster : Message to Daniel_K
>
> I was so affected by this unbelievably ridiculous development, that I
> wrote a lengthy blog post about it:
>
> [quote]
> So it seems that Creative Labs would rather uphold the principles of
> oppression, than allow their customers access to working drivers for
> their products. It would also appear that the lack of any official
> working drivers for these products is not only due to incompetence, but
> may also be a matter of policy ... some kind of underhand strategy (if
> so, then it seems rather nonsensical. Surely Creative would want fully
> functional drivers for Vista).
>
> But who can fathom the bizarre logic of this sick breed known as
> Intellectual Monopolists?
>
> And make no mistake, it certainly is a disease, that clouds the senses
> and poisons the mind, convincing the protagonists that the intangible
> ether of ideas must be claimed, like a pack of rabid gold prospectors
> rushing murderously towards the glint of gold in a rock face. But ideas
> are not lumps of rocks to be carried off and guarded by some crazed;
> toothless pioneers bearing flintlocks. An idea is like the scent of
> roses in the air; once released it cannot (and should not) be
> suppressed. The Intellectual Monopolists have this twisted notion that
> they should have the right to control who is allowed to perceive
> reality. Ideas cannot be undone; they cannot be unmade; and they cannot
> be owned. It's a ridiculous notion.
> [/quote]
>
> http://slated.org/intellectual_insanity
I like this part:
"In many ways, the human mind is like a computer ... it processes information
and stores data. Are the memories we have of music; films and books in
violation of copyright, because they are stored like computer files in our
minds? Should we be legally prohibited from discussing this "content", for
fear of being accused of illegally "distributing" copyrighted material?"
--
~~ Best of wishes
Microsoft loves competition.
"Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to
everything it touches."
--Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO
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