December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Lock and Load
by Mix 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Not being a native English speaker, I do not understand the meaning and origin of the phrase "LOck and Load". Please explain.

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Netly News Special Report: Censorware in the Stacks
by Declan McCullagh 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The Netly News brings you a four-part exclusive report today on the first library censorware lawsuit, filed this morning against a Virginia county that installed X-Stop software. Also check out our upgraded Censorware Search Engine to see if *you're* censored in Loudoun County -- we now include databases from IGear and X-Stop. Censorware in the Stacks -- lawsuit filed: http://cgi.pathfinder.com/netly/opinion/0,1042,1649,00.html The Censor's Sensitivity -- X-Stop's woes: http://cgi.pathfinder.com/netly/editorial/0,1012,1652,00.html Bob Corn-Revere to the Rescue: http://cgi.pathfinder.com/netly/editorial/0,1012,1653,00.html Censorware Search Engine 2.0: http://cgi.pathfinder.com/netly/spoofcentral/censored/ -Declan

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Lock and Load (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 12:41:31 -0800 (PST) > From: Mix <mixmaster(a)remail.obscura.com> > Subject: Lock and Load > Not being a native English speaker, I do not understand the > meaning and origin of the phrase "LOck and Load". It means to lock the rifles safety and load it's chamber in preperation for firing at an enemy. It is usualy used in a military context but head-bangers and such use it when talking about loading their bongs and I am shure other groups use it as well in various contexts. In short it means "get ready for action". ____________________________________________________________________ | | | Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make | | violent revolution inevitable. | | | | John F. Kennedy | | | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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Re: Hate speech and censorship
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Dimitri Vulis writes: > Perhaps the state shouldn't be in the business of providing library services > to begin with; then there will be no 1st amendment issue, and if you don't > like the censorware used by a private library, why, use another private > library, or start your own. > > (Nor would there be an issue with private libraries refusing service to > readers who smell bad.) How ironic that Vulis supports the right of private libraries to refuse service to bad-smelling readers, while whining about Gilmore's refusal to allow Gilmore's own private machine to pass Vulis' foul-smelling posts. Private actions are not censorship, and Gilmore had the right to do anything he wanted with toad.com. Likewise list members had every right to move to other hosts. Vulis's infantile name-calling is easily seen to be totally lacking in justification, unsurprising given his demonstrated lack of reasoning abilities on this issue.

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No Subject
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>> (Many people here probably remember Fred Cherry - Panix pulled his >plug for >> "homophobia".) >> chris.com pulled the plug on TRRJC3 (Igor's pal) because of content. >I wish you could be a little more specific. >Harrashing email and excessive cross-posting in violation of each >UseNet >group charter is not >censorship. If ISP's censored flames (harrasments, whatever) then we might as well call every ISP AOL. >If someone sends a gay an email saying "I will kill you. Look out for >the >next gay pride parade" that's is legitimate ground for action. What if it was a joke, or a false threat? >> I also wouldn't trust Lance Cottrell. He's selling privacy for the >$$, not >> for the ideology; he'll bend over the moment he thinks there's more >$$ in >> bending over, which is usually the case. >What is wrong selling privacy for money? It usually involves making it shitty. >> Remember how Sameer Parekh's C2Net used to try to peddle a "privacy >ISP" >> because he failed miserable and diversified into peddiling shitty >software >> and making idiotic legal threats? He happily pulled plugs bases on >content, >> while at the same time stating in court papers that he doesn't >censor content. >> What a pathological liar. >I suppose you can back up your claim with documentation. >What court document are you referring as evidence that Sameer Parekh >is a >pathological liar? None is necessary. Parekh is a liar, and just a general tool of c2.net.

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Fwd: Mother Jones on Microsoft and BSA
by mj＠creative.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Here's some more on Microsoft. >Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 15:07:14 -0500 (EST) >Reply-To: love(a)cptech.org >Originator: am-info(a)essential.org >Sender: am-info(a)essential.org >Precedence: bulk >From: James Love <love(a)cptech.org> >To: Multiple recipients of list <am-info(a)essential.org> >Subject: Mother Jones on Microsoft and BSA >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 09:07:37 -0800 (PST) > From: Richard Reynolds <reynolds(a)mojones.com> > Subject: Mother Jones Microsoft story > >For Release: >December 22, 1997 >Contacts: >Richard Reynolds 415/665-6637 x240 >Kerry Lauerman 415/665-6637 x215 > >Microsoft Blackmails Foreign Companies >Switch To Microsoft, and Your Legal Problems Will Disappear > >Microsoft appears to be using the Business Software Alliance (BSA) to >blackmail foreign companies into making exclusive deals with Microsoft, >reports Mother Jones magazine in a story released last night on the MoJo >Wire, Mother Jones' Web site: > >http://www.motherjones.com/mother_jones/JF98/burstein.html > >When the BSA tracks down companies using software pirated from its >various members, reports Mother Jones investigative reporter Rachel >Burstein, the offender is offered a simple out: Switch to Microsoft >products and your legal problems will disappear. > >* In 1995 the BSA caught Antel, Uruguay's national telephone company, >using unlicensed Microsoft, Novell, and Symantec software. Ricardo >Tascenho, Antel's information technology manager, told Mother Jones the >company settled the matter by signing a "special agreement" with >Microsoft to replace all its software with Microsoft products. According >to Eduardo DeFreitas, the BSA's lawyer in Uruguay, Microsoft's Uruguay >manager, Tomas Blatt, instructed him to drop the suit so that Microsoft >and Antel could "work out a deal for the future." > >* Felipe Yungman, Novell's manager of security for Argentina, says >Novell's investigations also indicate that the BSA has set up sweetheart >deals for Microsoft there. "Companies or government offices had to, as a >condition [that the BSA] forgive them of piracy, replace Novell products >with Microsoft products," he told Mother Jones. > >* In 1996, when the BSA sued the Australian shipping company Toll >Holdings for piracy, the suit alleged that Toll illegally used copies of >programs made by Lotus, Novell, Symantec, and Microsoft. According to >Martin Dunne, Toll's chief information technology officer, other than >keeping Symantec's anti-virus software, they only buy Microsoft now. A >Novell official told Mother Jones that Toll "offered to legalize on all >Microsoft products if [the BSA] dropped the suit." Both the BSA and Toll >deny any impropriety. > >* In Slovenia, where 96 percent of all software is pirated, Microsoft's >country manager, Aaron Marko, is also head of the BSA office. Marko says >that because enforcement is difficult in the country's court system, he >offers discounted > >Microsoft software to companies caught pirating by the BSA. Microsoft >denies that the BSA acts solely on its behalf. But officials at >Novell and Lotus told Mother Jones that they will stop actively >participating in the BSA's programs in Asia and Latin America by the >beginning of 1998. > >Greg Wrenn, senior corporate counsel for Adobe, says his company has >stayed with the BSA, but he acknowledges Microsoft's upper hand: "If an >attorney does Microsoft work and BSA work and never hears from another >company besides Microsoft, he's going to do the work for the guy who's >in his office every week." > >The BSA story is part of a five-part cover package on Microsoft featured >in Mother Jones' January/February issue. ># # # > > >Full Article: > >Overseas Invasion >by Rachel Burstein > >Like Coke, Nike, and the tobacco industry before it, Microsoft now has >to >hook new consumers abroad. But the company has discovered a way to bully >foreign companies into buying Microsoft-and only Microsoft. > >In 1995 Antel, the national telephone company of Uruguay, was caught >pirating $100,000 worth of unlicensed software programs from Microsoft, >Novell, and Symantec. Antel was nabbed by the Business Software >Alliance, a >trade association that partly acts as a global bounty hunter for the >software industry. The BSA's lawyers in Uruguay quickly filed suit. > >But instead of waiting for a ruling on the case, the BSA abruptly >dropped >the suit in the fall of 1997. The BSA receives funding from most of the >top >software companies but appears to be most heavily funded by Microsoft. >And, >according to Antel's information technology manager, Ricardo Tascenho, >the >company settled the matter by signing a "special agreement" with >Microsoft >to replace all of its software with Microsoft products. > >The BSA's lawyer in Uruguay, Eduardo DeFreitas, supports Tascenho's >story: >"Microsoft told me to stop working on the case because they would write >an >agreement with Antel." DeFreitas says Microsoft's Uruguay manager, Tomas >Blatt, instructed him to drop the suit so that Microsoft could "work out >a >deal for the future." Blatt refused to answer questions about the >settlement, claiming, "I don't have any information about the Antel >case. >You should call >BSA in Uruguay-Eduardo DeFreitas." > >Antel's situation suggests that when the BSA cracks down on piracy >overseas, it's Bill Gates who turns out to be the pirate. >Representatives >from rival firms complain that Microsoft is abusing its power within the >BSA to speed its global dominance. > >Microsoft denies that the BSA acts solely on its behalf. "I am not aware >of >any instance where that has happened," says Microsoft attorney Brad >Smith. >And the BSA dismisses the charges; spokeswoman Diane Smiroldo calls them >"hard to believe." But officials at Novell and Lotus confirm that by >January, both companies will have stopped actively participating in the >BSA's programs in Asia and Latin America. Novell says these allegations >played a part in its decision; Lotus refuses to comment. Such concerns >are also among the reasons Netscape is reluctant to join the BSA, says >Netscape attorney Peter Harter. > >The accusations aren't just limited to Uruguay: > >* Felipe Yungman, Novell's manager of security for Argentina, says he >and >another staffer at Novell discovered, while pursuing their own >investigation for the company, that the BSA was setting up sweetheart >deals >for Microsoft. "Companies or government offices had to, as a condition >[that the BSA] forgive them of piracy, replace Novell products with >Microsoft products," he says. > >were bullied by Microsoft, saying that he is trying to convince them to >come forward. "Most of the companies don't want to get involved," he >explains. "They think they need Microsoft. You cannot oblige them to >testify." > >Mario Tucci, Novell's country manager for Latin America, supports >Yungman's allegations. "If you call BSA, you will reach Microsoft," he >says. "They shield Microsoft's actions with the BSA name. It's bad for >us >and [for] the software industry." > >* In 1996, when the BSA sued the Australian shipping company Toll >Holdings >for piracy, BSA lawyer Charles Gonsalves, of the Sydney-based firm of >Mallesons Stephen Jaques, oversaw the case. > >"I generally handle cases for both Microsoft and the BSA," Gonsalves >told >Mother Jones. > >But while the suit alleged that Toll illegally used copies of programs >made >by Lotus, Novell, Symantec, and Microsoft, Martin Dunne, Toll's chief >information technology officer, says the company settled by paying fines >to >only Symantec and Microsoft. And, Dunne says, other than keeping >Symantec's >anti-virus software, the company has made a significant change: Toll >only >buys Microsoft now. > >According to a Novell official, Toll "offered to legalize on all >Microsoft >products if [the BSA] dropped the suit." Both the BSA and Toll deny any >impropriety. While a written agreement between Toll and Gonsalves does >exist, neither party would reveal the terms of the settlement. When >Gonsalves was asked if Microsoft ever paid for his handling of BSA >cases, >he chuckled and said, "That's a confidential matter." > >* In Slovenia, where 96 percent of all software is pirated, the head of >the >BSA office, Aaron Marko, is also Microsoft's country manager. Marko says >that because enforcement is difficult in the country's court system, he >offers discounted Microsoft software to companies caught pirating by the >BSA. Does Marko see this as a conflict of interest, since he also >supposedly represents other software firms? "BSA is trying to find the >pirate. Then it is a question of marketing and product awareness to see >who >will get the legal market share," he says. When asked which BSA members >have local subsidiaries that do local marketing, Marko says only >Microsoft >and Oracle, which is not a direct Microsoft competitor. > >These allegations "raise questions as to whether the BSA serves the >interest of its members or whether it serves its dominant member," says >James Love, director of Ralph Nader's Consumer Project on Technology. >And >for the foreign companies, he says, "these seem to be stories of >blackmail." > >The BSA employs a team of more than 100 lawyers and investigators to >find >cases of software piracy-a crime it says costs the industry $11 billion >a >year. The BSA says it catches "thousands of cases a year," many through >its >55 piracy hotlines, the most famous of which urges employees to "Nail >Your >Boss" by calling. > >While the BSA won't release its funding details, it does say that money >comes from membership dues, which are based on each company's software >revenues. This is one way in which Microsoft dominates the BSA: >Microsoft's >annual revenues, for example, are eight times that of Novell, its >largest >rival. > >In the future, Novell and Lotus say they will use their own in-house >resources for anti-piracy efforts in Asia and Latin America. > >But other BSA members, while concerned about Microsoft's role in the >organization, aren't quite willing to go their own way. Greg Wrenn, >senior >corporate counsel for Adobe, says his company has stayed with the BSA >despite having had some uneasy experiences with Microsoft. For example, >Wrenn says, the Microsoft attorneys who worked for the BSA refrained >from >going after big Microsoft clients caught pirating Adobe products-until >Adobe prodded them. > >Wrenn says Adobe will stay in the BSA, pressuring the organization to >play >fair. But he acknowledges Microsoft's upper hand. "If an attorney does >Microsoft work and BSA work and never hears from another company besides >Microsoft, he's going to do the work for the guy who's in his office >every >week," Wrenn says. > > > >________________________________________ >Richard Reynolds/Communications Director >Mother Jones magazine >415/665-6637 x240 >731 Market Street, 6th Floor >San Francisco, CA 94103 >

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Re: Lock and Load (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 13:42:34 -0800 (PST) > From: Mix <mixmaster(a)remail.obscura.com> > Subject: Re: Lock and Load > Jim Choate wrote: > > Forwarded message: > > > Not being a native English speaker, I do not understand the > > > meaning and origin of the phrase "LOck and Load". > > > > It means to lock the rifles safety and load it's chamber in preperation for > > firing at an enemy. It is usualy used in a military context but head-bangers > > and such use it when talking about loading their bongs and I am shure other > > groups use it as well in various contexts. > > > > Wait a second, aren't we supposed to load first and lock later? How > can you load a rifle if it is on safety? Well on my .22 I slide bullets down the loading tube and manualy cycle the bolt. On the M1 carbine I simply insert the clip and cycle the bolt. On a HK-33 or G3 you do the same sort of thing. Those are the ones I know how to work because I have used them. In general the safety locks the trigger and firing-pin mechanism not the loading or chambering mechanism. I don't know of a safety on a rifle that blocks the bolt. But I ain't a gun nut (IAAGN). Revolvers are self-explanatory. Automatics generaly block the trigger and firing-pin mechanism, again not the bolt. Just grab that damn thing above the barrel and pull toward yourself with a loaded clip. When it releases should be loaded and on safety. Certainly works that way on the 1911 that I use on occassion where the hammer action is blocked (hint - don't drop it when cocked and safetied). I don't think I have ever shot an automatic that didn't work that way (all 3 or 4 of them). Again, IAAGN. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make | | violent revolution inevitable. | | | | John F. Kennedy | | | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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Re: Lock and Load
by Brian B. Riley 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On 12/22/97 5:30 PM, mparson(a)smartnap.com (mparson(a)smartnap.com) passed this wisdom: >> Wait a second, aren't we supposed to load first and lock later? >> How can you load a rifle if it is on safety? > >You can load most rifles with the safety on. We loaded our M-16s on >the line while the weapon was on 'safe' all the time. The next >command was always, "Rotate your selector switch from 'safe' to >'semi.' Firers, watch your lanes... fire at will." Most safeties >are just trigger locks that prevent you pulling the trigger, they >do nothing preventing you from sticking in a loaded magazine and >chambering a round. At the risk of thumping upon a well deceased equine carcass, the original expression was "Load and Lock" (admittedly "Load and Lock" rolls off the tongue more easily than the inverse) as there were many weapons whose actions could not be loaded when in the 'safe' position. There are probably as many weapons where this is true as there where it is not. In general it makes most sense to check for safe condition before and after loading. But, to answer the orginal question, it is generally used as a euphemism for "get ready for action" either offensive or defensive. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQEVAwUBNJ7w2z7r4fUXwraZAQGHtAf/Qi3zmRF6nfW/OxkyiV5gyh+7Yl+HuVnP ri6kmiyI0273h10dz7naAftBTUXUDNLTKyGputK97ApLd1LI8pw0IXJuR4zCs8dn eis5k1jf/RdEX7l3et1PogkeKseC0u0CsPr8kv7xkJcth0Wo5aFCSvGGiIKAAQLO cGOyvdlA1cdA0L5PLizCpAkt5TATDbSpus0uadPOrh/MEv7GcOdaT4eHlKUDL0rJ ypwZt3VQqlkZKf7d7WISt/CicR2HiI1tDlqfqcJasvUvYJNshi0KpASVWCybZ49a wiXytgjo2BlQCDUtCnAn0NH7hP+bqC3W9TaXcGMTyxaLMsUBsKFxTQ== =DHrc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Brian B. Riley --> http://members.macconnect.com/~brianbr For PGP Keys <mailto:brianbr@together.net?subject=Get%20PGP%20Key> "Journeys are about discovery, about lives touching briefly and then parting, except on the Internet, where distant lives can intertwine, and where a journey of discovery never has to end." -- Jim Heid

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Re: Lock and Load (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Subject: Re: Lock and Load > Date: Mon, 22 Dec 97 17:59:49 -0500 > From: "Brian B. Riley" <brianbr(a)together.net> > There are probably as many weapons where this is true as there where > it is not. In general it makes most sense to check for safe condition > before and after loading. Would you be so kind as to give a specific example of a bolt action, semi-automatic, or automatic rifle that can't be loaded on safe? I have never seen a rifle that wouldn't allow this. A parallel pistol example would be nice too, if you're so inclined. Merry Christmas! ____________________________________________________________________ | | | Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make | | violent revolution inevitable. | | | | John F. Kennedy | | | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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