[TriLUG] OT: Dvorak at it again - Wants the gov. to "license"computer users

Meyer, David R David.Meyer07 at ca.com
Wed Aug 20 12:20:51 EDT 2003


One question...will this license get rid of the "how do I turn on my
mouse" questions?  If so, I am all for it!

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Meyer [mailto:ianmeyer at mac.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 12:19 PM
To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] OT: Dvorak at it again - Wants the gov. to
"license"computer users


w00t!

yes, but then again, that would be either cost prohibitive to small 
developers or terribly expensive to run for all apps, and would no 
doubt lose money...wait, this could be a government program! :p

ian


On Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at 11:41, Mike Mueller wrote:

> On Wednesday 20 August 2003 11:27, Roy Vestal wrote:
>> he's suggesting the gov't create a licensing program for users and 
>> that they take peoples PC's who can't pass a simple test
>
> How about a software vendor licensing program?  Vendors that don't
> create
> software that can pass a simple security test are not allowed to 
> distribute
> their wares.
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