Firefox CD Sales in UK illegal?

[carlosponti]

well not really but I thought this was an interesting but querky article;
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/ar...051196,00.html

[dylunio]

It's interesting how Free Software can "[be] held responsible for the disintegration of the UK anti-piracy system"

It shows the widening gap between the law and the ever faster moving technologies.

[techieMoe]

Haha. That's an entertaining story.

[fingal]

Good article. That woman demonstrated a typical UK public sector attitude. I know, I used to work in that kind of environment.

Some people love bureaucracy.

Fingal's fantasy
G: 'Hello! I'm the Linux genie: what is your wish oh putrid one?'
F: 'Make all the bureaucrats of Old England unemployed. And give them clamydia. And boils. Oh yeah! Pin them to ant hills and smear them with honey.'
G: 'Done oh horrible one!'

Ahhhh I can dream.

[GNOME_n00b]

That woman demonstrated a typical UK public sector attitude. I know, I used to work in that kind of environment.

the reason why is that, in this country, whenever a person gets some status, their brains fall out. just look at tony blair and all his cronies in government. none of them have an ounce of common sense or wisdom between them. and those that do, leave politics through frustration. its so true about bureaucracy here.
those utterly clueless individuals that have a say in this country are the same ones who ban christmas lights "just in case it offends ethnic minorities" and ban the word 'blackboard' because they think its racist. i mean, come one. i wouldn't even trust these said individuals in power to tie their own shoelaces correctly.
end of rant. but it needed to be said because its just so true. we lost any chance of sensible decision making, sense of reality, and policy in this country when john smith passed away.

[fingal]

Agreed GNOME. I know a lot of people (very sadly) wouldn't want to know about that debate, but I've seen first hand where things are going, and once you 'see' something as plain as day, you can't deny it anymore.

I think bureaucracy is a form of ignorance, and ignorance is a dangerous enemy. It can creep into your world and fill it full of smelly stuff.

Not that you can't find things to be happy about of course (we all need that for our sanity) but the kind of people we're talking about want us to act like puppets and stop thinking. I just woke up one morning and realised that I've been on the run from those people all my life. It's not glamorous and I didn't choose it ... but that's the truth.

Well, it had to be said. I don't know the answers, but I can see what's gone wrong. I think that's why I like open source. At least that's free.

[GNOME_n00b]

I think that's why I like open source.

agreed too.

[Cryptofreak]

the reason why is that, in this country, whenever a person gets some status, their brains fall out. just look at tony blair and all his cronies in government. none of them have an ounce of common sense or wisdom between them. and those that do, leave politics through frustration. its so true about bureaucracy here.
those utterly clueless individuals that have a say in this country are the same ones who ban christmas lights "just in case it offends ethnic minorities" and ban the word 'blackboard' because they think its racist. i mean, come one. i wouldn't even trust these said individuals in power to tie their own shoelaces correctly.
end of rant. but it needed to be said because its just so true. we lost any chance of sensible decision making, sense of reality, and policy in this country when john smith passed away.

Lord Acton, in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, 1887.

'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.'

Too many people do not read this and listen to it's advice. With great power comes great responsobility.

[winter]

Oh you english kill me with laughter :P

Seriously screw the b**tards. trading standards will moan over anything....ok ill reprase that, the government will moan over anything they cant tax.