[ILUG] dvd/cca and free software...

[Sean]

kevin lyda wrote something:
{ i just read this, and note that abc news and slashdot are also covering
{ the story
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{ http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/01/31/johansen.interview.idg/index.html

  interesting to see CNN take an article off LinuxWorld...
  I know its the DVD hype, but this shows again how far linux has come.

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{ considering the points he makes, in particular regarding the neccesity
{ of reverse engineering and free software, it seems rather important to
{ the linux community.  considering also that it relates to corporate
{ rights vs. individual rights, the usa's ability to inflict it's laws on
{ other parts of the world, and general ideas regarding freedom, one
{ wonders where the irish media's coverage on this story is.  in
{ particular considering that norway is a tad closer to ireland then it is
{ to those three media outlets...

   The same thing would have happened here in Ireland if the kid was here
   rather than in Norway.  Ireland has some very good reasons for keeping
   the US a happy camper here.

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{ i know some news people read this group, any ideas from them?
{ 
{ along those lines i'm currently trying to hire linux developers and
{ admins.  i'm also specing out support options.  somehow i doubt i'm the
{ only one in ireland doing this, but i'm forced to look at us and uk
{ publications and web sites to find any reports on such things.  (well,
{ that and redhat's web site and the ilug list)  i'm also a consumer of
{ irish media, what percentage of the market must linux take before
{ there's any level of decent coverage?

  Seems the linux community is still very young in both age and age group
  in Ireland at least.  Those in the US have come a lot further.

  The older of us have had previous unix exposure and so have more
  experience, thus leading to higher paid jobs.  Face it a contractor is
  going to get more working on a commerical unix job than a free one.

  Europe as a whole has tended to be more conserative than the US in many
  respects.  This is clear in the technology front (other than adopting
  some better protocols, gsm...).  This conserativeness leads to a slower
  adopting of newer technologies and products used in mainstream industry.
  That said, it can be that the european is more liberal and flexible
  than the US (re crypto).  This together with a fast growing younger
  population, the newer stuff will gain favour faster than in previous
  times.

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{ just curious...
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{ kevin

Sean.
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