The Future End of Classic Computing

From: Bill Girnius <thedm_at_sunflower.com>
Date: Fri Mar 29 21:52:14 2002

I wrote mine, it's your turn now... all of you.


if you don't vote, don't whine. If you don't complain to whom you voted
for, don't whine.

If you do all of the above, at least you have license to bit.... uh, er,
whine.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Doc" <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: The Future End of Classic Computing


> On Fri, 29 Mar 2002, Sellam Ismail wrote:
>
> >
> > Ah hell. This is a dead fish. It stinks really bad but it'll
eventually
> > just go away. I wouldn't worry about it.
> >
>
> AAAAGGHHHH!!!!!
> No!!! It won't go away! Google "UCITA". Several states have already
> passed THAT, and are agressively enforcing it.
>
> Please, please don't assume that the idiocy, the long-term impact on
> innovation and economy, or even the legality of this bill have ANY
> bearing on its likelihood of passing.
> These puppet politicians really don't have a clue or a care what
> they're sponsoring, and a lot of basically honest legislators are not
> only absolutely illiterate concerning, but completely unaware of, non-MS
> computing and digital media technology in general. They can only listen
> to the loudest voice.
> If we don't all voice our opinions and share our *rational*,
> *educated* viewpoint with these people, this bill could very well become
> law. WRITE your representatives. EMAIL them. CALL them. Be nice. Be
> reasonable. State your qualifications as well as your concerns. Speak
> as an ally, not an enemy. BUT SPEAK!!!!
>
> And you guys who are not US residents - you probably have a louder
> voice in this than we do. When senators, sponsors, and reps start
> getting mail & calls from people not directly bound by a bill, they'll
> listen.
>
> OK. End rant. Deeep, slow breaths. Ommmmmmmm
>
>
> Doc
>
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