From: Missouri FreeNet Administration <measl@mfn.org>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 19:18:34 -0800 (PST)
To: Steve Orrin <privsoft@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Global Strike to protest Wassenaar
In-Reply-To: <367062FA.AA2ADF58@ix.netcom.com>
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I agree that the primary damage, and resultant attention, is [necessarily]
focused upon those whom [indirectly] had the least to do with "inflicting"
this upon us (very accurately put), however, it is also the way most
likely to generate the necessary awareness of the issues.  Our biggest
problem isn't that Wassenaar is forced upon us by bureaucrats: our problem
is that hundreds of these types of things are forced upon us every year,
and *nobody cares*.  Our people have become so totally numbed and
apathetic, that if they are not "bitten" directly, they could care less.

I submit that this strike allows them to be bitten, albeit mildly, and
that this *may* (and may very well *not*) raise their attention level a
notch or two...

Yours, 
J.A. Terranson
sysadmin@mfn.org

--
If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they
should give serious consideration towards setting a better example:
Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of
unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in
the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and 
elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire
populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate...
This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States
as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers,
associates, or others.  Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of
those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the
first place...
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On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, Steve Orrin wrote:

:Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 19:10:34 -0500
:From: Steve Orrin <privsoft@ix.netcom.com>
:To: Missouri FreeNet Administration <measl@mfn.org>,
:    Ken Williams <jkwilli2@unity.ncsu.edu>
:Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com, cypherpunks@algebra.com,
:    cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com
:Subject: Re: Global Strike to protest Wassenaar
:
:I believe that a mass strike only hurts our employers, not the gov'ts
:that are afflicting us with crap like Wassenaar. I propose that we
:designate Monday "International Export Crypto Day". We should pick a
:gov't agency or member (in a gov't other than our own) and email crypto 
:to him/her. Mass effort will demonstrate the absolute idiocy of
:regulations like Wassenaar. maybe even a mass chain letter with RSA in 3
:lines of perl emailed all over the world and forward via typical chain
:letter mechanisms. 
:
:so
:privsoft@ix.netcom.com
:
:
:Missouri FreeNet Administration wrote:
:> 
:> This is an excellent idea...  I have just massmailed an announcement
:> to our members: Missouri FreeNet will not be be operating on 14 December.
:> Has anyone considered creating a (web?) list of persons and organizations
:> who have committed to this strike? People are more likely to participate
:> when they know they are no alone...
:> 
:> Yours,
:> J.A. Terranson
:> sysadmin@mfn.org
:> 
:> --
:> If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they
:> should give serious consideration towards setting a better example:
:> Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of
:> unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in
:> the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and
:> elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire
:> populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate...
:> This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States
:> as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
:> 
:> The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers,
:> associates, or others.  Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of
:> those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the
:> first place...
:> --------------------------------------------------------------------
:> 
:> On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, Ken Williams wrote:
:> 
:> :Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 09:05:58 -0500 (EST)
:> :From: Ken Williams <jkwilli2@unity.ncsu.edu>
:> :To: cypherpunks@toad.com
:> :Subject: Global Strike to protest Wassenaar
:> :
:> :-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
:> :
:> :
:> :Hi,
:> :
:> :"Strike to protest Wassenaar!"
:> :
:> :URL:  http://www.zanshin.com/~bobg/
:> :
:> :"This is a global call for computer professionals to strike on
:> :Monday, 14 December, 1998 to protest the signing of the Wassenaar
:> :Arrangement, an international treaty that imposes new restrictions
:> :on cryptographic software technology. The strike is meant to raise
:> :awareness about the importance of cryptography, about the U.S.
:> :government's wrongheaded attempts to curtail its use, and about the
:> :strong-arm tactics used by the United States to pressure other
:> :countries into limiting their citizens' rights the way it has
:> :limited its own."
:> :
:> :
:> :Regards,
:> :
:> :Ken Williams
:> :
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:> :E.H.A.P. Head of Operations  http://www.ehap.org/   ehap@ehap.org
:> :NC State CS Dept  http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/   jkwilli2@unity.ncsu.edu
:> :PGP DSS/DH/RSA Keys          http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jkwilli2/pgpkey/
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