Re: East Asian O/S

[cr <cr@orcon.net.nz>]

On Thursday 11 September 2003 12:28, csj wrote:

> > > I think it makes more sense for governments to use the less
> > > restrictively licensed *BSDs as a base.  This would allow the
> > > embedding of spyware into the OS to help prevent it from
> > > being used for terroristic, anarchistic and
> > > copyright-infringing activities.
> >
> > Well, it might make more sense for totalitarian governents,
> > yes.  :(
>
> Just because you're a totalitarian government doesn't mean you
> can't use free software.

Oh, quite.   I wasn't referring to that, but to the suggestion that a 
government might want to put spyware into the OS.

cr