[lug] SSSCA to make all open source software illegal

[Dhruva B. Reddy]

Just had a look at the second link.  It says that you can only be convicted if
you broke this law for financial gain.  Apparently, this doesn't apply to say,
using Linux to get around fair-use protection mechanisms in order to get to the
material.

On Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 10:36:42AM -0500, quoth John Karns:
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2001, Alan Robertson said:
> > [snip]
>
> There's also quite a bit on google searching "hollings linux";
> specifically see:
> 
> http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46655,00.html
> 
> Security Systems Standards and Certification Act at
> http://216.110.42.179/docs/hollings.090701.html