[NTLUG:Discuss] New NTLUG Forum??

[MadHat]

On Tue, 2003-02-18 at 14:24, Kenneth Loafman wrote:
> It seems a lot of topics are "off-topic" for ntlug:discuss, so how about 
> creating an ntlug:social group that would have no moderation and would 
> be about things such as:
> 
> - Linux activism - how to beat the Redmond monopoly.
> 
> - Tech activism - DMCA and other problems, how tech folks can get
>    involved in things that affect their lives, EFF, ACLU, etc.
> 
> - Legal hacking, like how does this work?, what's the protocol for this
>    thing on my net?  all legal reverse-engineering problems.
> 
> - Anti-hacking, how to keep nosy corporations and script-kiddies
>    out of your personal property.
> 
> All of these affect the Linux community and should be valid topics of 
> discussion, but they keep getting shot down.  How about a group which 
> discusses these issues, self moderated, etc.?
> 

There are already hundreds of lists that cover these topics.  
Why create another one?
What is the goal?

Also, how does bypassing MS licensing fit into any of these?
Which one of these has specifically been show down?

I have not asked that any topic be stopped until it has reached a point
where it is not about Linux anymore.  Any of the things listed here that
regard the Linux OS or a Linux distribution has not been asked to stop.


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MadHat at Unspecific.com
`But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
`Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here...'
   -- Lewis Carroll - _Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland_