Text 41572, 69 rader
Skriven 2006-10-19 14:29:02 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
  Kommentar till text 41565 av Jeff Smith (1:14/0)
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Hello Jeff!

On Thursday October 19 2006 05:45, you wrote to me:


 JS> depends on what country you are in. Would you be willing to abide
 JS> by a US law regarding the operation of your Dutch BBS?

 JS>      Didn't think so.

Of course not. Nor for my website.

And neither will Björn. And that is why attempts from Shannon, Roy, Frank, Dan
and others to make his website comply  with US law and morals or resign as
Fidonet editor are met with so much resistance.

 ST>>>>>  It's Wildcat Winserver --  and it's listed in the Snooze as
 ST>>>>> being a valid and recognizable BBS package.

 MV>>>> Opininons expressed are the opinion of the writer and the
 MV>>>> writer only.

 JS>>>     Then why not check with the software owner.

 MV>> What good would that do?

 JS>      For you? Not a whole lot.

Indeed. Ay best it would let me know his opinion on the matter. Well, an
ioinion is just an opinion.

 JS>>>  The question is rhetorical Michiel. I don't see you as able or
 JS>>> willing to listen to any reasons or explainations that don't
 JS>>> support your rather narrow view of things. In other words the
 JS>>> world according to Michiel.

 MV>> I could say exactly the same about you.

 JS>      You could but we both know that it wouldn't be the truth. I have
 JS> tried numerous times to talk, discuss, understand, reason with you.

No, what youy have done is try to impose your ways on me under the *guise* of
reason.

 JS>  No yelling, no name calling,

You said I acted as a child...

 JS>  no sarcasm (Maybe just a tad of sarcasm <g>). You have made it clear
 JS> that you do not want people to understand you.

I have no objection to be understood. What I object to is being pushed.
*Demanding* that I make myself understood is pushing.

 MV>> I am *telling* you that the way FidoNews is distributed conflicts
 MV>> with the copyright laws of many countries.

 JS>     And it will as long as those different countries have different
 JS> interpretations of the law.

Right. So why will people not accept that and stop harrasing the Fidonews
editor because what is on his website conflicts with *their perception* of what
is right.


Cheers, Michiel

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