<div>Hi Ken, thanks for the info. Could you please tell me what codswallop. means? I am a N. American [usa]</div>
<div>Thanks, Kathleen<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 6:17 PM, marchetti <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marchetti@clear.net.nz">marchetti@clear.net.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Never believe too much found on the internet. The giveaway<br>here was the law Obama was supposed to have enacted. He<br>
cannot, as he is a powerless President-Elect. Seriously,<br>much more substantive postings than this one are quite often<br>not peer reviewed, and can be seriously misleading,<br>sometimes deliberately. Others are a load of codswallop. Be<br>
discerning and selective while on the internet.<br><br>Ken<br><br><br>----- Original Message Follows -----<br>> Send wellylug mailing list submissions to<br>> <a href="mailto:wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz">wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz</a><br>
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><br>><br>> ----------------------------------------------------------<br>> ------------<br>><br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:20:37 +1300<br>> From: Cliff Pratt <<a href="mailto:enkidu@cliffp.com">enkidu@cliffp.com</a>><br>
> Subject: [wellylug] Found on the Internet<br>> To: NZLUG Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nzlug@linux.net.nz">nzlug@linux.net.nz</a>>, Wellington<br>> Linux Users<br>> Group <<a href="mailto:wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz">wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz</a>><br>
> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:4936EA15.5080003@cliffp.com">4936EA15.5080003@cliffp.com</a>><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1;<br>> format=flowed<br>><br>> We have a new president elected, and Change is coming to<br>
> America. One of the first things the US government will<br>> change is the methods by which terrorists use computers to<br>> destroy targets.<br>><br>> Once Obama gets into office in January 09, Linux will be<br>
> banned by the Federal Government. Linux is a threat to<br>> national security, and is most often used by terrorists to<br>> detonate bombs. Obama has already enacted a law to<br>> entirely ban Linux in the United States. Anyone who<br>
> continues to use Linux after a specified date, will be<br>> prosecuted and charged as a felon for threatening the<br>> American government.<br>><br>> Linux is a bigger threat to National security than Osama<br>
> Bin Laden. The reason that Linux is used to anhilate<br>> nations is because Linux has too many variations, and<br>> contains secret embedded codes which are too difficult to<br>> crack by authorities. Additionally, all versions of Linux<br>
> contain subliminal anti-American messages, which is proof<br>> in itself that Linux has been authored by terrorists and<br>> terrorist organizations.<br>><br>> If you are currently using Linux, now is the time to begin<br>
> to use another operating system before the ban on Linux<br>> becomes law.<br>><br>> Linux users are anti-American. If you want to continue to<br>> use Linux, please leave America and move to any foreign<br>
> nation where terrorism thrives.<br>><br>> America, Love it, or Leave it !!!<br>><br>><br>><br>> ------------------------------<br>><br>> Message: 2<br>> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 10:39:28 +1300<br>
> From: "Ray Smith" <<a href="mailto:nazgul748@gmail.com">nazgul748@gmail.com</a>><br>> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Found on the Internet<br>> To: "Wellington Linux Users Group"<br>> <<a href="mailto:wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz">wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz</a>> Message-ID:<br>
><br>> <817323d50812031339r6555dc2aha800c15b2d5e5416@mail.gmail.c<br>> om> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>><br>> Where was this found? I can not find anything to support<br>
> this.<br>><br>> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Cliff Pratt<br>> <<a href="mailto:enkidu@cliffp.com">enkidu@cliffp.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> > We have a new president elected, and Change is coming to<br>
> > America. One of the first things the US government will<br>> > change is the methods by which terrorists use computers<br>> to destroy targets. ><br>> > Once Obama gets into office in January 09, Linux will be<br>
> > banned by the Federal Government. Linux is a threat to<br>> > national security, and is most often used by terrorists<br>> > to detonate bombs. Obama has already enacted a law to<br>> > entirely ban Linux in the United States. Anyone who<br>
> continues to use Linux after a specified date, will be<br>> > prosecuted and charged as a felon for threatening the<br>> American government. ><br>> > Linux is a bigger threat to National security than Osama<br>
> > Bin Laden. The reason that Linux is used to anhilate<br>> > nations is because Linux has too many variations, and<br>> > contains secret embedded codes which are too difficult<br>> > to crack by authorities. Additionally, all versions of<br>
> Linux contain subliminal anti-American messages, which is<br>> > proof in itself that Linux has been authored by<br>> > terrorists and terrorist organizations.<br>> ><br>> > If you are currently using Linux, now is the time to<br>
> > begin to use another operating system before the ban on<br>> Linux becomes law. ><br>> > Linux users are anti-American. If you want to continue<br>> > to use Linux, please leave America and move to any<br>
> > foreign nation where terrorism thrives.<br>> ><br>> > America, Love it, or Leave it !!!<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > --<br>> > Wellington Linux Users Group Mailing List:<br>> > <a href="mailto:wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz">wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz</a> To Leave:<br>
> <a href="http://lists.wellylug.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/wellylug" target="_blank">http://lists.wellylug.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/wellylug</a> ><br>><br>><br>><br>> --<br>> Ray Smith<br>> Masterton<br>
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><br>> ------------------------------<br>><br>> Message: 3<br>> Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:46:02 +1300<br>> From: Jethro Carr <<a href="mailto:jethro.carr@jethrocarr.com">jethro.carr@jethrocarr.com</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Found on the Internet<br>> To: Wellington Linux Users Group<br>> <<a href="mailto:wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz">wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz</a>> Message-ID:<br>> <1228340762.2384.45.camel@lisa.jethrocarr.local><br>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br>><br>> Before anyone gets too worked up, it is a joke email. :-)<br>><br>> The scary thing is that with today's crazy world it's<br>> actually plausible to believe it... :-(<br>
><br>><br>> On Thu, 2008-12-04 at 10:39 +1300, Ray Smith wrote:<br>> > Where was this found? I can not find anything to support<br>> > this.<br>> > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Cliff Pratt<br>
> > <<a href="mailto:enkidu@cliffp.com">enkidu@cliffp.com</a>> wrote: We have a new<br>> > president elected, and Change is coming to<br>> > America. One of the first things the US<br>
> > government will change is the methods by<br>> > which terrorists use computers to destroy<br>> > targets.<br>> > Once Obama gets into office in January 09, Linux<br>
> > will be banned by the<br>> > Federal Government. Linux is a threat to<br>> > national security, and is<br>> > most often used by terrorists to detonate bombs.<br>
> > Obama has already<br>> > enacted a law to entirely ban Linux in the<br>> > United States. Anyone who<br>> > continues to use Linux after a specified date,<br>> > will be prosecuted and<br>
> > charged as a felon for threatening the American<br>> > government.<br>> > Linux is a bigger threat to National security<br>> > than Osama Bin Laden.<br>> > The reason that Linux is used to anhilate<br>
> > nations is because Linux has<br>> > too many variations, and contains secret<br>> > embedded codes which are too<br>> > difficult to crack by authorities. Additionally<br>
> > , all versions of<br>> > Linux contain subliminal anti-American messages,<br>> > which is proof in<br>> > itself that Linux has been authored by<br>> > terrorists and terrorist<br>
> > organizations.<br>> ><br>> > If you are currently using Linux, now is the<br>> > time to begin to use<br>> > another operating system before the ban on Linux<br>
> > becomes law.<br>> > Linux users are anti-American. If you want to<br>> > continue to use Linux,<br>> > please leave America and move to any foreign<br>> > nation where terrorism<br>
> > thrives.<br>> ><br>> > America, Love it, or Leave it !!!<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > --<br>> > Wellington Linux Users Group Mailing List:<br>> > <a href="mailto:wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz">wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz</a><br>
> > To Leave:<br>> ><br>> > <a href="http://lists.wellylug.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/wellylug" target="_blank">http://lists.wellylug.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/wellylug</a><br>> ><br>> ><br>
> > --<br>> > Ray Smith<br>> > Masterton<br>> > New Zealand<br>> --<br>> Jethro Carr<br>> <a href="http://www.jethrocarr.com/index.php?cms=blog" target="_blank">www.jethrocarr.com/index.php?cms=blog</a><br>
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><br>> ------------------------------<br>><br>> Message: 4<br>> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 11:17:28 +1300<br>> From: "Wayne Koorts" <<a href="mailto:wkoorts@gmail.com">wkoorts@gmail.com</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Found on the Internet<br>> To: "Wellington Linux Users Group"<br>> <<a href="mailto:wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz">wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz</a>> Message-ID:<br>><br>
> <fb063bee0812031417h1ec34120qe98cf0d9ce56099d@mail.gmail.c<br>> om> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1<br>><br>> > The reason that Linux is used to anhilate nations is<br>> > because Linux has too many variations, and contains<br>
> > secret embedded codes which are too difficult to crack<br>> by authorities.<br>><br>> I would have thought it would be easier to just look at<br>> the source code than try to crack the binaries.<br>><br>
> Regards,<br>> Wayne Koorts<br>> Registered Linux User #330079<br>> <a href="http://www.wkoorts.com/" target="_blank">http://www.wkoorts.com</a><br>><br>><br>><br>> ------------------------------<br>
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