[Reader-list] life sentences for hackers

[Raghavendra Bhat]

Pankaj Kaushal posts :

>> approved  a bill  that  would  allow for  life  prison sentences  for
>> malicious computer hackers

Tnx for the link.  The scenario is  scary indeed and if we, in India are
not  vocal  enough about  the  freedom  angle,  particularly about  what
software be used in our public institutions; the damage that would occur
from a similar legislation here would be a huge setback.

All  computer users  should  be more  politically  involved in  software
issues, more  than ever before.  The  Open Source guys  should note that
they  cannot  move  forward  without  the  basic  *freedoms*  and  their
commercial calculations will go awry.....;-)

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