From johns at fsf.org Thu May 8 17:50:33 2008 From: johns at fsf.org (John Sullivan) Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 17:50:33 -0400 Subject: [BadVista Advocate] (Digg) Microsoft tax evasion: Get gNewSense Message-ID: <86ve1o4g9i.fsf@ubik.office.fsf.org> http://digg.com/linux_unix/Microsoft_tax_evasion_Get_gNewSense_preinstalled From johns at fsf.org Wed May 21 12:03:52 2008 From: johns at fsf.org (John Sullivan) Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 12:03:52 -0400 Subject: [BadVista Advocate] (Digg) Don't give Microsoft the remote control -- fight against DRM Message-ID: <87k5hniqzb.fsf@ashbery.wjsullivan.net> http://digg.com/microsoft/Don_t_give_Microsoft_the_remote_control_fight_against_DRM So, even though the broadcast flag has been rejected and is not actually law, Microsoft has taken it upon itself to eliminate the ability to record television programs, based on the whim of the media companies. This is a dangerous Digital Restrictions Management precedent and also a good example of why it's a terrible idea to let Microsoft automatically update software on your computer. Please help us get the word out -- if you submit this story to other sites, send the URL out here so others can see. -- John Sullivan Manager of Operations GPG Key: AE8600B6 From johns at fsf.org Wed May 21 12:49:43 2008 From: johns at fsf.org (John Sullivan) Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 12:49:43 -0400 Subject: [BadVista Advocate] (Digg) Don't give Microsoft the remote control -- fight against DRM References: <87k5hniqzb.fsf@ashbery.wjsullivan.net> Message-ID: <878wy3iouw.fsf@ashbery.wjsullivan.net> I see this story is also on Free Software Daily at: http://www.fsdaily.com/Philosophy/Dont_give_Microsoft_the_remote_control Please give it a bump there too :) -- John Sullivan Manager of Operations GPG Key: AE8600B6 From rek2 at binaryfreedom.info Sun May 25 17:14:16 2008 From: rek2 at binaryfreedom.info (rek2) Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 17:14:16 -0400 Subject: [BadVista Advocate] maybe do the same in NY? Message-ID: <4839D6A8.6090707@binaryfreedom.info> after the success in NPR Boston, maybe peoples in NY will like to try to the same with Democracy now.. http://www.democracynow.org ""A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 700 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S."" As you can see this is very similar to NPR and I feel like it will not be to difficult to move them to use ogg as well. Chris Fernandez http://www.binaryfreedom.info http://www.dailyradical.org http://jabber.binaryfreedom.info -- A Spectre is haunting multinational capitalism--the spectre of free information. All the powers of ``globalism'' have entered into an unholy alliance to exorcize this spectre: Microsoft and Disney, the World Trade Organization, the United States Congress and the European Commission. Eben Moglen from the FSF. http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/dcm.html From 2600denver at gmail.com Sun May 25 17:19:50 2008 From: 2600denver at gmail.com (Ringo Kamens) Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 17:19:50 -0400 Subject: [BadVista Advocate] maybe do the same in NY? In-Reply-To: <4839D6A8.6090707@binaryfreedom.info> References: <4839D6A8.6090707@binaryfreedom.info> Message-ID: <3922422b0805251419q69bd8d50u44fc0c1f36ee8be@mail.gmail.com> They use ogg: http://www.democracynow.org/pages/help/streaming Comrade Ringo Kamens On 5/25/08, rek2 wrote: > after the success in NPR Boston, maybe peoples in NY will like to try to > the same with Democracy now.. > > http://www.democracynow.org > > ""A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan > Gonzalez, airing on over 700 stations, pioneering the largest community > media collaboration in the U.S."" > > > As you can see this is very similar to NPR and I feel like it will not > be to difficult to move them to use ogg as well. > > Chris Fernandez > http://www.binaryfreedom.info > http://www.dailyradical.org > http://jabber.binaryfreedom.info > > > -- > A Spectre is haunting multinational capitalism--the spectre of free information. > All the powers of ``globalism'' have entered into an unholy alliance to exorcize this spectre: > Microsoft and Disney, the World Trade Organization, the United States Congress and the European Commission. > Eben Moglen from the FSF. > http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/dcm.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Advocate mailing list > Advocate at badvista.org > http://badvista.fsf.org/mailman/listinfo/advocate > From rek2 at binaryfreedom.info Sun May 25 17:39:36 2008 From: rek2 at binaryfreedom.info (rek2) Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 17:39:36 -0400 Subject: [BadVista Advocate] maybe do the same in NY? In-Reply-To: <3922422b0805251419q69bd8d50u44fc0c1f36ee8be@mail.gmail.com> References: <4839D6A8.6090707@binaryfreedom.info> <3922422b0805251419q69bd8d50u44fc0c1f36ee8be@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4839DC98.3060300@binaryfreedom.info> Ringo Kamens wrote: > They use ogg: > http://www.democracynow.org/pages/help/streaming > LOL true.. need new glasses.. :-) -- A Spectre is haunting multinational capitalism--the spectre of free information. All the powers of ``globalism'' have entered into an unholy alliance to exorcize this spectre: Microsoft and Disney, the World Trade Organization, the United States Congress and the European Commission. Eben Moglen from the FSF. http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/dcm.html Solidarity: http://www.dailyradical.org http://www.diarioradical.org http://www.spboston.org http://www.binaryfreedom.info