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15th April 2001 Archive

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  • Richard Stallman takes issue with The Reg

    Letter And shows keen awareness of English history

    Dear Editors, Your special correspondent should have known better to report I said that free software would have prevented BSE, the foot-and-mouth outbreak, and Britain's rail troubles. It's not merely untrue; it isn't even a plausible fabrication. I would hardly have received the reported favorable audience response with …

    Software 15 Apr 2001, 09:28

  • The uni MP3 raid: Reports from the front lines

    Exclusive: The students tell it differently

    We've had a number of sources in Taiwan, especially students, tell us a rather different version of events regarding the MP3 copyright raid on National Chengkung University (NCKU) students. First off, we're told that the search was illegal, even under Taiwan's rather sketchy laws regulating such action. The 'evidence' on which …

    Music and Media 15 Apr 2001, 20:47

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