B.I.O.S. to lock out non-Windows code ?

[Hugh Reilly]

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>From: JoeHill <joehill-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org>
>Reply-To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
>To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
>Subject: Re: [TLUG]: B.I.O.S. to lock out non-Windows code ?
>Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 22:51:03 -0400

>No. I don't think you understood a single word he said. It has nothing
>whatsoever to do with Capitalism. Capital is no longer the primary means
>of production, therefore control of Capital is no longer an issue,
>control of information *is*. Yer still stuck in this whole Communist vs.
>Capitalist thang, that is sooooo ten years ago.

I draw a distinction between capitalism and free enterprise. These things 
are not necessarily connected. Capitalism often requires the innovator to 
seek approval of the capitalist before innovation can happen. The Peter 
Principle being what it is, this aspect of capitalism puts a huge roadblock 
in the way of economic growth.

>BTW, can you point me to some evidence for this "flaw" in human nature?
>I hear a lot about it from religious folk and from reading too many
>elitist philosophers like Hobbes and Rousseau, but I've never actually
>seen any concrete evidence.
>
>Seems to me that it ain't humans that are flawed, it's the system they
>live under, but maybe I've got it backwards...

Well, humans are definitely flawed (at least, speaking for myself :), but 
having said that, lets acknowledge human nature and design our systems and 
institutions to make the most of it. Lots of our systems (including the 
money system) are functioning like improperly trimmed sails, and causing 
unnecessary suffering.

So the system is flawed. Let's fix it.




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