[Wolves] Forced to ditch Linux

[James Dalley]

> Kevanf1 wrote:> > Ok, so he's done his jail time.  If he's done his time then surely he> > has now paid his price for the crime he committed.> > Well no, the jail time was only half of his punishment. The other half> is five months home imprisonment, which I guess means that he has to> submit himself to monitoring by the government, including where he goes> (if he's allowed out), what he does, and how he uses his computer.> > > Nobody is saying> > that what he did is wrong least of all me.  I still say it is cruel> > and unusual.  Wouldn't you feel that it was cruel to be forced to use> > Windows?> > Not really. It's not like the judge thought "ooh I see you like Linux,> well I'm going to spoil your fun and make you use Windows". He's> required by the terms of his sentence to run the monitoring program> provided, and if he doesn't want to run it then I'm sure he's more than> welcome to go back to jail.> > > Agreed he ought to be barred entirely from using a PC if> > that is part of his punishment.  However, the fact is he is allowed to> > use a PC so he should also be allowed to choose the method of usage> > i.e. the operating system.  By being forced to only use Windows the> > judge has put this person at risk of being a victim of other criminals> > due to the insecure nature of Microsoft software.> > Okay I'm sorry but that's just FUD, and I think you're blowing the> "dangers" of MS software waaaaay out of proportion ;-) Considering that> the guy in question was running a bittorrent tracker site, I'm sure that> he's more than technically capable of securing a Windows desktop PC.> > Chris> - --The only reason he will be out of jail is if he agreed to be monitored, if not he would be finishing of his sentence in prison. Shame there is no linux compatible monitoring software, but there is only one community that can start to alter that.If he was that much of a FOSS advocate he would finish his sentence in jail as a protest... (i know I wouldn't!!).What if the guy was convicted of sharing pics of kids??Nice one,Jay 
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