[plug] Censorship and linux

[Oliver White]

Michael Hunt wrote:
> 
> > Leon Brooks wrote:
> > >
> > > Oliver White wrote:
> > > > Matt Kemner wrote:
> > > >> Meanwhile I'm wondering when the cops are going to walk into
> > a random ISP
> > > >> and walk off with their news server and/or proxy server and
> > charge the
> > > >> owners for possession of child porn images, which I'm
> > certain there are
> > > >> several of on all news & proxy servers.
> > >
> > > > Ok, interesting point here... Don't blame the messenger!! One solution
> > > > to the problem is to invest in the development of Free (speach not
> > > > beer... oh the irony ;-) end-user filters.
> > >
> > > Not. (1) how do you filter image content? (1a) without filtering out
> > > Queensland's favourite beer? (2) the image still hits the ISP proxy
> > > before the user's filter even gets to see it.
> >
> > All I'm saying is that a Free filter system would be better than the
> > propriatary systems like Net Nanny. At the least, without commercial
> > motivations, you would be unlikely to see site censorship based simply
> > on comments about the product itself.
> >
> > A free system would also be more configurable, allowing more specific
> > targeting of subjects.
> 
> But for any of this to happen you need to change the law which is basically
> that the ISP has to filter this content. An all-round unworkable solution
> for the very reasons above.

Well yes, I expect the legislation to crumble under its own weight
eventually.