Re: Finally!! Broadcom 802.11g for Linux

From: Peter T. Breuer (ptb_at_oboe.it.uc3m.es)
Date: 10/16/03 

Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:36:50 +0200

Carl Farrington <carl@000compsup000.net> wrote:
> Paul Lutus wrote:
> [snip the lot]
>
> Well Paul I do see where you're coming from, however IMHO the OP [[wasn't /
> isn't] aware of/ doesn't understand the implications of] 'the truth'. He
> found something exciting (a one-for-all NDIS-5 DriverLoader would be a gem)
> and posted about it. Unfortunately I too see a lack of community spirit in
> the software's license / terms but there ya go. I don't think the OP was a
> spammer, but that's where your argument has got all fucked up.

Fair summary, if it did skip a bit! One can argue that the OP is a
spammer (in the sense of sending to newsgroups about a product that will
Make Packets Fast), in that he shares characteristics with spammers -
spammers also think they are doing the world a favour by telling it
about a commercial product! The OP clearly doesn't understand what he
has got himself into, and shouldn't be defending it now that he
understands what it is. He can defend himself on the grounds of
innocence and gullibility one time only, and that was the one time.

Peter