Re: Paypal WAS: PostgreSQL speakers needed for OSCON

>Or maybe some people arn't in favor of corporation owning our culture. Maybe
>they realize that companies take and take and take from the "public domain"
>of information and try to rebrand it until they own it. Maybe people are
>tired of the fact that we can't get a decent perscription drug/ secured
>border / retirement solution / insert your social cause here but we seem to
>have no trouble passing laws like the DMCA and Sonny Bono Act.
>

I have no problem with my retirement solution. I actually save money
instead of spending it on 4 latte's a day.
I buy used cars instead of new ones at 329.00 a month on my 1600.00 a
month salary. I choose not to have
cable so I can save 600.00 a year tax free towards retirement. I take
the bus instead of drive everyday to
save 75.00 a month on gas. I work a second job two days a week to cover
my kids college.

This isn't me, but it was once. I earned everything that I have through
hard work and the grace of God.

Life is a choice people. You make of it what you will. It is up to you
to choose your direction and the things
that you want. If you don't have something you want (prescription drugs
for example) then change jobs.
If you can't change jobs, organize with your fellow employees and walk out.

Can't afford to walk out? Start taking night classes over the Internet..
Can't afford it? Why not? If you
can't afford it legitamitely, then you will qualify for financial aid.
Educate: Get a better job.

Maybe some people are ignorant and lazy...

Maybe some are a victim of circumstance.

The latter is the rarity..

I am fat because I have to eat McDonalds....

> Maybe some
>people see people building operating systems better than the biggest
>commercial companies and so they no longer believe that we can't have quality
>music/movies/books without locking it out of reach for generations to come.
>Heck I bet some people don't even believe in the idea of owning information.
>Maybe those people downloading them are hoping that thier acts of civil
>disobediance might lead to a cultural revolution that puts people ahead of
>the bottom line.
>
>
>
Except that information can be owned, Legitamate protest, organized
events, and knowledge is the power
to change it. Personally I think that certain IP laws are ridiculous.
The DMCA is one of them,
Copyrights that last longer than the author's life, and corporations
like Wal-Mart all disgust me...

Breaking the law isn't the way to change any of it.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>Or maybe not.
>
>Robert Treat
>
>

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