[ale] Linux apparently illegal in MA

[brian at polibyte.com (Brian Pitts)]

Jim Popovitch wrote:
> 
> Clearly he had enough sh!t to know how to do the effort defined in the
> allegation.  The fact that he fixes computers (even ones suggested to
> be Linux) suggest that he knows more than the average joe (or jane).
> So he would be in my top ten list of suspects.
> 
>> And yes, these are the same f*cking moronic idiots that arrested two guys for
>> putting up LED cartoon characters.
> 
> Were you paying attention back then?  It was perceived as a bomb
> threat in a post-9/11 world.  Granted these days it would probably go
> unnoticed, but back then it was touch-n-go....and not just in Boston
> (a city that lost two originating planes that hit and destroyed the
> twin towers...unless you are one of those loonies that believes it was
> an inside job.....).  Also note: that the "two guys" associated with
> the LED cartoon characters months later "showed much more remorse,
> acknowledged their roles, and apologized" according to the URL that
> you posted.
> 
> Back to Maybe-We-Need-Another-Tea-Party.. we do, but not for a BC
> student, but rather for the original reason that tea was thrown into
> Boston Harbor.

I'm suppressing my urge for an outraged response and hoping this thread
will die.

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All the best,
Brian Pitts