BitTorrent Admin Monitored by US Government, Forced to Dump Linux (TorrentFreak) [LWN.net]

BitTorrent Admin Monitored by US Government, Forced to Dump Linux (TorrentFreak)

Posted Aug 30, 2007 18:25 UTC (Thu) by lysse (guest, #3190)
In reply to: BitTorrent Admin Monitored by US Government, Forced to Dump Linux (TorrentFreak) by rickmoen
Parent article: BitTorrent Admin Monitored by US Government, Forced to Dump Linux (TorrentFreak)

> Oh, how delightful; a claim of a slippery slope where none is present! I love those.

Inappropriately contemptuous dismissals of valid points are also delightful, although they are neither polite nor respectful, and only indirectly informative.

As far as I'm aware, under probation the only freedoms taken away from a person are the ones a judge says should be taken away; arbitrary freedoms should not be removed simply because "well, if you don't like it, you can always go back to prison". This particular example skirts the line - there are perfectly good monitoring solutions available for Linux, I'm sure; and *if* the only reason he's being forced to switch OS is government ignorance, that pretty much qualifies as an arbitrary restriction upon his freedoms.

Which is quite contrary to the rule of law, no matter how minor. And once the rule of law no longer binds authority - well, indiscriminate beatings are just a whim and a justification away.

We gather that you believe the action can be justified as consequential. But the point is far less obvious than you think it is; and only a fool ridicules those who disagree with him.

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