In article <MPG.220b850ba3a7572f9896e2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
krw <krw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>In article <23f03e11-2f3a-41b9-97ec-f4f287710559
>@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, penang@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
>> On Jan 30, 9:57 pm, "Rostyslaw J. Lewyckyj" <urj...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> wrote:
>> > pg wrote:
>> >
>> > > People have been arrested of having Linux CDs, for the authority
>> > > doesn't differentiate what programs are in the CDs. As long as the
CD
>> > > has computer programs, and if it's not "official release" with
>> > > "official license" like what Microsoft offers (stickers and such),
the
>> > > authority here will charge you for "PIRACY".
>> >
>> > > The penalty is heavy - RM20,000 (about 6,800USD) for each "pirate"
CD.
>> >
>> > > That's Malaysia, and I kid you not !
>> >
>> > Does that mean that you can't back up the programs and data from your
>> > hard disk to CD?
>>
>>
>> If someone filed a complaint to the government, then you're right,
>> you'd be busted. In Malaysia, it's "Guilty until proven innocent". So
>> you'd be hauled into jail, hauled into the court, et cetera, before
>> you even got the chance to prove that you're innocent.
>>
>> In everyday life, people do backups. As long as nobody file any
>> complaints, you're okay.
>>
>> But in our case, the operation is run by Catholic people - and the
>> government really doesn't like Christians of any kind, except that
>> they do not have the law yet to ban Christianity. So all it takes if
>> someone, even an anonymous tip, to the authority and next thing you
>> know you are facing a judge, hiring a lawyer, and the case will linger
>> up to 8 years. (Justice system here is really corrupted)
>
>If it's really that bad, it seems there is no hope for one in your
>position. CYA with M$ isn't going to help if someone is out to get
>you.
If this is im****tant to the Catholic church I am sure we could
make a "Canonic Linux" distro? After all, why should the Devil have
all the good software ?
Seriously. I know the Catholic church is struggling with
language sup****t and networking issues, as well as cost. A
dedicated Linux distro could change this.
>> Meanwhile, what the children are going to do? Back to the street
>> selling drugs and/or selling their bodies?
>>
>Indeed that sounds like what the government wants.
Hmmm. What about making your own Linux distro and sell it ?
The beautiful part about the Berne convention is that you
can drag your own government to court in another jurisdiction
very easily. This is the nature of the IP property law; it is
almost exclusively codified common law.
-- mrr
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