Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 31st Jul 2007 15:19 UTC, submitted by Jim Garrison
"Development of OpenHAL, a wireless network component for Linux, can now resume unfettered after months of legal uncertainty. OpenHAL allows people with wireless cards based on technology from Atheros Communications, Inc. to connect to networks using solely free and open source software. Earlier this year, allegations were made that OpenHAL might include material that infringed the copyright of Atheros' proprietary HAL software. The Linux Wireless developers asked the Software Freedom Law Center to investigate these rumors, and SFLC agreed to help on a pro-bono basis."
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I wouldn't trust me either if I had a gun.
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People who feel that putting a great deal of killing power into the hands of millions or billions of individuals (egg beaters aside), to be used as they see fit at the moment, seem like a greater threat to society than pretty much anyone I can think of.
People who want guns want them because they want them. And their stated reasons seem never to make sense. But it is their unstated reasons that worry me so.
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2007-03-06
"People would NOT use their gun BECAUSE they would know that everybody ELSE would know how to use THEIR guns."
Knowing that you could get kicked or even killed doesn't stop people from getting into stupid fights. You are assuming that everyone would stay calmed and rational on any situation.
"Your opinion has been proven to be a logical fallacy."
Show proof.
"Nor do I trust you."
I wouldn't trust me either if I had a gun.
Say a drunk driver runs over my family right in front of me: I just cannot guarantee I wouldn't shoot him. Do you think that if I was so blinded by anger I would care if anyone else has a gun?