Comment Re:My son issued nasty letter from :Lawyer:cat (Score 1) 743
1st. Actually I'm very active in my son's life. In computers I take the time to test his code, offer sugestions, and back away and not to give out all the answers. I also post his code on my cork board at work.
2nd. I don't know Linux, nor am I a part of this movement. I am a programer and a net admin. Solaris I know. I know nothing about this grand movement because most of my time is taken up by earning a buck for my family. But I do support support this movement. My own computer I prefer somthing a touch more stable, and I do develop for Solaris afterall. I'm all for free open source, just my time ain't free. I have that choice. My software costs money.
3rd, being a programer I know a little bit about issues like this. At no point did my son use any materials copyrighted by Digital Convergence. My son infact after showing his the EULA, took it upon him self to put the disk in the microwave.
4rd, I respect my son enough to respect his own personal space, but know when to get involved. I would get involved if he was downloading naked pictures of Captain Kangeroo (I am a net admin after all). I was involved enough to tell him that he couldn't sign away his right to privacy to Digital Convergence.
5th, my son does know the diffrence between right and wrong. He knows it's inapproperate to copy someone elses work, but is ok to use someone elses work as an example.
I am fortunate enough to have developed a relationship with my son of respect, and equality. I learn from him just as much as he learns from me. It's so sad that you find it hard to believe that a parent can love and understand their child.
As far as this Digital Convergence issue goes, when a grown man contacts a minor though the internet across state lines, some serious federal laws have been broken. [in barney speak} yuk yuk, can you name them all?!??!
2nd. I don't know Linux, nor am I a part of this movement. I am a programer and a net admin. Solaris I know. I know nothing about this grand movement because most of my time is taken up by earning a buck for my family. But I do support support this movement. My own computer I prefer somthing a touch more stable, and I do develop for Solaris afterall. I'm all for free open source, just my time ain't free. I have that choice. My software costs money.
3rd, being a programer I know a little bit about issues like this. At no point did my son use any materials copyrighted by Digital Convergence. My son infact after showing his the EULA, took it upon him self to put the disk in the microwave.
4rd, I respect my son enough to respect his own personal space, but know when to get involved. I would get involved if he was downloading naked pictures of Captain Kangeroo (I am a net admin after all). I was involved enough to tell him that he couldn't sign away his right to privacy to Digital Convergence.
5th, my son does know the diffrence between right and wrong. He knows it's inapproperate to copy someone elses work, but is ok to use someone elses work as an example.
I am fortunate enough to have developed a relationship with my son of respect, and equality. I learn from him just as much as he learns from me. It's so sad that you find it hard to believe that a parent can love and understand their child.
As far as this Digital Convergence issue goes, when a grown man contacts a minor though the internet across state lines, some serious federal laws have been broken. [in barney speak} yuk yuk, can you name them all?!??!
