Please take me off or your mailing list. On Sun, Mar 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM paul [ at ] cattail [ dot ] ca via linux < linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote: > I love the idea of Canada becoming pirate headquarters, but we'd need to > be prepared for consequences. > > Does Mr. Doctorow discuss the expected response after Canada kicks the DRM > guys in their dongles? (Too bad your tractor's mainboard died but your > iPhone can't connect to anyone in the U.S...) > > Paul H > > March 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM, "alayne [ at ] twobikes [ dot ] ottawa [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca via linux" < > linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org?to=%22alayne%40twobikes.ottawa.on.ca%20via%20linux%22%20%3Clinux%40linux-ottawa.org%3E>> > wrote: > > Doctorow explains this more thoroughly in his recent book, The Internet > Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation. He argues now is the time to > remove locks affecting things like printer ink & tractors that have been > imposed on other countries as part of "free trade" deals. > > He is, BTW, also not a fan of blockchain. > > Alayne > > On Sun, 9 Mar 2025, Nash JC - NCF via linux wrote: > > Very interesting and quite unexpected discussion with Mattea Roach. > > > https://www.cbc.ca/books/bookends/cory-doctorow-writes-science-fiction-to-come-to-terms-with-his-tech-anxiety-1.7477457 > > Suggests big opportunity is repeal of Canada's version of digital lock law. > > > -- Alayne McGregor > alayne at twobikes.ottawa.on.ca > > Aiming for the moon and getting halfway there, gets you farther than if > you just aim for the roof and only get halfway upstairs. People's > achievements in life depend quite startlingly much on what they _expect_ to > achieve. -- Diana Wynne Jones, in _Reflections_ > > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org/ > > >