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13 questioned over internet child porn 05/12/2004 07:06 AM
Edinburgh Evening News May 12 2004 11:43AM GMT

Let me correct you Scott -
please.....(and answer some allegations)

Let me correct you Scott -
please.....(and answer some allegations) 03/08/2004 11:26 PM

Seems like Scott Fallin really likes UNIX, thinks he's God and writes software that all of us care about (not sure what that is.)

Here's his 'opinion' of me (my reply follows):

The Obtuse Nature of GUI Fanatics

I find esr’s post about the difficulty of configuring CUPS (Common UNIX Printer System) to be very amusing. While I’m not CUPS guru, I have set it up a time or two and found it to be simple and straightforward. It can be configured via a web browser, after all. UNIX and its ilk is about tinkering, experimenting and getting things done in a powerful way. If people want software handed to them, they know where to go. Redmond and Cupertino make decent enough UIs. The luser can be spared the foray into the bowels operating system itself, should that be their wish. In his post, esr has a fictional Aunt Tillie “getting the idea that this software was written by geeks without clue.” No, esr. The software was written by geeks who don’t give a damn about Aunt Tillie and her need to print and you know that. These geeks have a significant clue. It is simply not the clue you wish them to have. I respect your abilities as a programmer. Fetchmail has made my life easier for years. But you are wrong. Microsoft is still in business because of trade alliances it has formed with consumers, hardware vendors and resellers. It is still in business because it has the lion’s share of the market and that market’s data is stored in proprietary formats. Bringing Linux to Aunt Tillie’s desktop and making it easy on her will not slay this Goliath. You of all people should know this. In all likelihood, Aunt Tillie would be happy with WebTV. Let her have it.

Marching further into the opinionated front, we find Marc Canter, would be impresario. Marc states, in Open Source UIs his belief that open source software programmers should somehow decided upon a standardized set of hooks so that those who specialize in UI design can easily plug their UI in.

Why would anyone even attempt to organize such a project? There is a single common interface across UNIX-like operating systems. It is called the shell, Marc. UNIX is not a beauty contest. UNIX is a vast tool. This tool works best when all the point-and-drool UI cosmetics fall away.

The fact is, Marc wants ease of use and pretty UI on top of open source so he can better leverage it against his commerce driven ideas. Mark wants this because the masses want this. Why he thinks open source should give it too him is beyond my grasp.

Why do I suddenly feel the need to alter the GPL so that I can release my code under the proviso that Marc Canter or anyone sharing his genetic material cannot use it.

Then again, I could just make it too hard for folks like him to figure out. [sh.ortb.us]

Scott seems to have woken up on the wrong side of the bed (the day he wrote this.)  But since I love clarifying people who don't get what I say - I feel compelled to reply:

1.  I'm not altering anybody's GPL - or anything as coniving as "commerce related" doodley squat.  Great compelling Uis certainly have more to do with making Aunt Tillie's experience better - no matter how obnoxious, arogant or misunderstanding you UNIX guys portend to come off.

In fact I have to admit I've heard fo folks like Scott before - I just never have had the pleasure of running into them.  Which leads me to ask......

2.  What is it that you write that we (I) care about?  When I say UIs - I mean jukeboxes, video players, phto albums, blogging tools, editing systems, topic libraries, knowledge management and digital ifestyle aggregation systems.  What is it that you do - Scott?

3.  Rather than think of UI APIs as generic - I think Scott needss to think of them as VERY specific.  To build inter-changeable (sometimes known as skins) UIs, it takes very very detailed data model objects, nomenclature, guidelines and what we used to say "Interface Police" rules.

This Microsoft and Apple's bread and butter.  But anybody who's used Gnome, worked at Apple or Microsoft or 100 other companies - knows this stuff in their sleep.  It's time we all just banded together.

4.  Which leads me to Scott's rather rude allegations that I have some sort of evil goals in mind.  That doing something with 'commerce' in mind can ONLY mean - BAD things.  I gotta say I'm disappointed in Scott.

The trick is how to do something free and open and STILL win at the bank. If I (or anybody associated with me) can pull that off - it won't be for ripping off, taking advantage of or acting like an asshole to the world. It'll be because we're bettering the world, bringing value added features and functionality to the world of open source and if anything - brgining in a little professionalism that my 25+ years in this business has taught me.

If you got a problem with that - then:

- make your software is better than ours.  We don't GET anything from open source, we GIVE to open source.

- make sure to support or promulgate lots of open standards (like we are)

- and we'll meet at the shootout at the Slashdot Corral.  May the better man win.

- and hey, along the way - you could contribute ideas to the world too - like I do.

- what's wrong with that?  If you don't like um - ignore me - please

If you got a problem with that - sorry.  But certainly don't accuse me of shit that's completely false, ranging on libelous.

And oh yah - keep making your stuff difficult to understand and figure out. Brilliant strategy dude.  Go for it.  I'm sure you'll get LOTS of powerful, sophisticated customers - just like you.

BT blocking Internet child porn access

BT blocking Internet child porn access 06/08/2004 10:21 AM
Prosperity4 Jun 8 2004 1:59PM GMT

65 arrested in Internet child porn
crackdown

65 arrested in Internet child porn
crackdown 05/15/2004 02:24 PM
Philippine Daily Inquirer May 15 2004 5:45PM GMT

At least 65 arrested in Internet child
porn crackdown (AFP)

At least 65 arrested in Internet child
porn crackdown (AFP) 05/14/2004 04:36 PM
AFP - At least 65 people have been arrested on child pornography and related charges involving the use of Internet file sharing, US officials announced.

Judge Nixes Internet Child Porn Law in
Pa

Judge Nixes Internet Child Porn Law in
Pa 09/10/2004 12:44 PM
Miami Herald Sep 10 2004 4:28PM GMT

Judge nixes Internet child porn law

Judge nixes Internet child porn law 09/10/2004 06:31 PM
globetechnology.com Sep 10 2004 8:29PM GMT

Court Rejects Child Porn Internet Law

Court Rejects Child Porn Internet Law 09/10/2004 11:54 PM
Washington Post Sep 11 2004 4:02AM GMT

65 arrested in Internet child porn
crackdown in US

65 arrested in Internet child porn
crackdown in US 05/15/2004 07:14 AM
NewIndPress May 15 2004 10:50AM GMT

Four held in NI internet child porn
inquiry

Four held in NI internet child porn
inquiry 06/18/2004 02:35 PM
Irish Times Jun 18 2004 6:48PM GMT

Access to internet child porn rampant

Access to internet child porn rampant 07/20/2004 07:38 AM
ONE News Jul 20 2004 11:36AM GMT

U.S. arrests 65 in Internet child porn
crackdown

U.S. arrests 65 in Internet child porn
crackdown 05/14/2004 06:04 PM
eircom net May 14 2004 9:46PM GMT

Internet users hit by child porn scam

Internet users hit by child porn scam 11/02/2003 01:00 PM
Courier Mail Nov 2 2003 10:53AM ET

US judge rejects internet child porn law

US judge rejects internet child porn law 09/12/2004 08:06 PM
The New Zealand Herald Sep 12 2004 11:41PM GMT

Priest Jailed over Internet Child Porn

Priest Jailed over Internet Child Porn 09/03/2004 06:48 AM
PA News via The Scotsman Online Sep 3 2004 11:22AM GMT

National unit to fight internet child
porn

National unit to fight internet child
porn 04/01/2005 08:49 AM
Timesonline.co.uk - Fri Apr 1, 10:17 am GMT

Update 2: Judge Nixes Internet Child
Porn Law in Pa

Update 2: Judge Nixes Internet Child
Porn Law in Pa 09/10/2004 06:31 PM
Forbes Sep 10 2004 9:05PM GMT

Child Porn Probe Uses Live Internet
Wiretap

Child Porn Probe Uses Live Internet
Wiretap 05/22/2004 08:10 AM
Slashdot May 22 2004 12:17PM GMT

Court Rejects Child Porn Internet Law
(washingtonpost.com)

Court Rejects Child Porn Internet Law
(washingtonpost.com) 09/10/2004 11:46 PM
washingtonpost.com - A federal court yesterday struck down as unconstitutional a path-breaking Pennsylvania law designed to prevent Internet users from seeing Web sites that contain child pornography.

Jail for admitting internet child porn
charges

Jail for admitting internet child porn
charges 04/27/2004 01:55 AM
The New Zealand Herald Apr 27 2004 5:45AM GMT

U.S. court strikes down Internet child
porn law - 9/13/2004

U.S. court strikes down Internet child
porn law - 9/13/2004 02/07/2005 01:08 AM
Metronews Feb 6 2005 4:28PM GMT

Internet child porn probe leads to 65
arrests

Internet child porn probe leads to 65
arrests 05/14/2004 06:04 PM
Miami Herald May 14 2004 9:44PM GMT

EU ministers agree internet child porn
drive

EU ministers agree internet child porn
drive 06/10/2004 09:52 AM
Online.ie News Jun 10 2004 1:51PM GMT

U.S. Arrests 65 in Crackdown on Internet
Child Porn (Reuters)

U.S. Arrests 65 in Crackdown on Internet
Child Porn (Reuters) 05/17/2004 07:22 PM
Reuters - The U.S. government has arrested 65 people and launched more than 1,000 investigations as part of a crackdown on child pornography distribution through Internet file-trading networks, officials said on Friday.

Biggest Spanish Internet Child Porn Bust

Biggest Spanish Internet Child Porn Bust 12/17/2003 11:51 PM
AVN Online Dec 17 2003 10:34PM ET

SJ MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO INTERNET CHILD
PORN CHARGE

SJ MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO INTERNET CHILD
PORN CHARGE 06/22/2004 05:52 AM
Cbs5.com - Tue Jun 22, 06:01 am GMT

Child porn reports double, internet
report reveals

Child porn reports double, internet
report reveals 05/04/2004 07:58 AM
Online.ie News May 4 2004 12:34PM GMT

Italian police crack down on Internet
child porn ring

Italian police crack down on Internet
child porn ring 06/17/2005 04:27 PM
Xinhua News Agency Jun 16 2005 8:53PM GMT

School chief suspended as internet child
porn suspects questioned

School chief suspended as internet child
porn suspects questioned 06/08/2004 11:22 PM
The Scotsman Jun 9 2004 4:07AM GMT

Internet providers could face child-porn
crackdown after Holly Jones murder

Internet providers could face child-porn
crackdown after Holly Jones murder 06/19/2004 10:38 AM
Canadian Press Jun 19 2004 2:17PM GMT

Groups call state's effort to block
Internet child porn a failure

Groups call state's effort to block
Internet child porn a failure 06/23/2004 08:43 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Jun 24 2004 0:01AM GMT

Battle against Internet child porn said
unaffected by high court music ruling

Battle against Internet child porn said
unaffected by high court music ruling 06/30/2004 09:14 PM
CNEWS Jul 1 2004 0:49AM GMT

Mobile phones linked to internet may
fuel rise in child porn offences

Mobile phones linked to internet may
fuel rise in child porn offences 01/11/2004 07:05 PM
Independent Jan 11 2004 5:39PM ET

Australia police apologize for sending
Internet child porn to schools -
11/29/2004

Australia police apologize for sending
Internet child porn to schools -
11/29/2004 02/05/2005 09:42 PM
Metronews Feb 5 2005 11:55PM GMT

Feds announce 65 arrests, 1,000 cases in
Internet child porn file-sharing probe

Feds announce 65 arrests, 1,000 cases in
Internet child porn file-sharing probe 05/14/2004 04:51 PM
WHO-TV May 14 2004 8:31PM GMT

Prosecutors, citing child porn
investigation, try to halt free speech
suit by Internet firm

Prosecutors, citing child porn
investigation, try to halt free speech
suit by Internet firm 07/11/2004 06:20 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Jul 11 2004 9:39PM GMT

US rules all porn is child porn

US rules all porn is child porn 06/24/2005 04:04 PM
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P2P Against Child Porn

P2P Against Child Porn 05/06/2004 01:32 AM
Last year, when other attacks against peer-to-peer file sharing systems weren't working, the entertainment industry pulled out the "porn" card, saying that the file sharing networks were chock full of child porn and it was a danger to anyone using it. Of course, you could say the same thing about the internet, but all the hype even convinced Senator Hatch to push legislation against P2P networks due to all that porn. Realizing that they had something of a PR problem on this issue, it appears the various P2P networks decided to team up and do something to show how they're actually helping to catch child pornographers. They've been working with the FBI to help them track down those responsible for child porn, and are now looking at setting up a system to let users flag child porn so that the networks (and the FBI) can track it down (though, you wonder how quickly that flag will be abused: don't like a song? call it child porn). Finally, in a move that's much more about the good publicity it can generate than actually catching pornographers, they're going to start posting pictures from the FBI's most wanted list of child pornographers on their websites.
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