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Subject: Re: Tim Maroney
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Date: Fri, 25-May-84 10:01:46 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 25 10:01:46 1984
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It's always nice to hear both sides of a story, but in this case I'm
afraid that waiting for UNC to speak up is like waiting for the end
of an infinite loop.  People in power usually handle pests by ignoring 
them -- after a while they just go away.

This system has worked quite well for centuries, and it is a problem for 
people whose only power is electricity.  What do you do when people who 
have wronged you are also the only people who can set it right?  And what 
do you do when they ignore you?  Well, you can (1) give up, (2) hire an 
expensive lawyer and take them to court (this is called "shooting your 
foot to spite your knee"), or (3) you can try to make so much noise that 
they can't ignore you anymore (such as happened with Nixon with Watergate).

Tim obviously chose the third door.  Let's make a deal.

I don't think it will work.  There will be a typical USENET uproar for 
awhile, then we will go on to other things.  In the end, UNC will win the
battle because that is the way things usually work: people in power win.
Yes, there are exceptions, but that is exactly what they are: exceptions to
a rule.

-- 

					Don Davis
					JHU/APL
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