[Cialug] Apple and Intel

Dave Weis djweis at sjdjweis.com
Wed Jun 8 17:08:58 CDT 2005


On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, Barry Von Ahsen wrote:
> Theron Conrey wrote:
>> one of our LUG members has a tagline that I copied and enjoy tremendously 
>> that sums up the danger that "Open Source" over Free Software 
>> implies...digging through papers.......... and obviously can't find now. 
>> Something to the sound of "Freedoms/Rights being slowly eroded not by grand 
>> force...."
>
> There are more instances of the abridgement
> of the freedoms of the people,
> by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power,
> than by sudden and violent usurpations
> of the people against their governments.
> James Madison

> not a lot of false google hits for "violent usurpations" :)

That looks vaguely familiar, but I think there will be a few violent 
usurpations after too much time at the Hessen House.


-- 
Dave Weis             "I believe there are more instances of the abridgment
djweis at sjdjweis.com   of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent
                       encroachments of those in power than by violent
                       and sudden usurpations."- James Madison


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