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From: david.turrell@f111.n125.z1.FIDONET.ORG (david turrell)
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Subject: re: Repost from Telecom
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Date: 25 Jun 91 03:56:27 GMT
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I am sympathetic to Bill Kennedy's remarks, especially after reading 
Len
Rose's recent post, which might have been poignant if it had ended with
"Thanks". If the tone of the "Farewell" accurately depicts an 
inability to
express contrition (often taken into account when determining a jail
sentence), then I can't get too up-in-arms over the stiffness of the 
jail
term.
 
However, I don't think that Bill should have rested so much of his 
case on the
plight of those who are anonymous, as his characterizations can't be 
checked.
 
ATT must vigorously prosecute any possible infringement of copyright, 
else
risk enormous revenue losses if their software is found, by a court, 
to be in
the public domain. I can't fault them for their aggressiveness. I hope 
no
expressions of "boycott AT&T" are coming from people who haven't 
already
changed to Sprint or MCI.
 
I think it's best not to refer to the Secret Service as the "SS". It 
can be
taken to be an attempt to compare them to an organization that 
committed
crimes of indescribable magnitude, generating sympathy from those who 
think
the comparison unwarranted and trivializing something truly heinous.
 
-David


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