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Re: Affecting Institutional Change (Yeah Right)



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On 05/11/07 10:33, Amy Templeton wrote:
> John Hassler <jhasler@debian.org> wrote:
>> Amy Templeton wrote:
>>> Well, sweet! So the impression I'm getting is that reverse
>>> engineering is basically protected by law?
> 
>> When done for interoperability.
> 
>>> So that means that I could use decoder programs without fearing
>>> that they may become illegal?
> 
>> No.
> 
> Oh well. Well, in that case, I stand by my original position:  I do
> not want to get used to depending on decoders if I can't have some
> degree of assurance they'll be available later.
> 
> On a positive note, I recently did actually get through to someone
> (next year she plans not to use any .docs on her little area on the
> school website)!

Great.  What techniques did you use to convince her?

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

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