Return-Path: Received: (qmail 11314 invoked from network); 3 Jan 2001 15:04:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by 10.226.25.101 with SMTP; 3 Jan 2001 15:04:21 -0000 Received: (qmail 25389 invoked from network); 3 Jan 2001 15:07:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 3 Jan 2001 15:07:38 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14DpQL-00025V-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Wed, 03 Jan 2001 15:01:57 +0000 Received: from mail2.hamilton-standard.com ([153.4.57.12]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14DpQK-00025H-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 03 Jan 2001 15:01:56 +0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from curly.hsd.utc.com by mail2.hamilton-standard.com; (8.9.1/) id KAA29281; Wed, 3 Jan 2001 10:04:28 -0500 (EST) Received: from umrsvr.hsd.utc.com by curly.hsd.utc.com; (8.9.0/) id KAA04166; Wed, 3 Jan 2001 10:00:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from nmex01nt.hsd.utc.com by umrsvr.hsd.utc.com; (8.9.0/) id JAA06992; Wed, 3 Jan 2001 09:57:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by nmex01nt.hsd.utc.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Wed, 3 Jan 2001 15:52:46 +0100 Message-ID: From: "Soegiono, Gamal" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: LF: german licensing policy Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 15:52:44 +0100 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit Hi Rik and hi all Geri> here in Germany, as soon as you use light for Geri> communication, you can only do that with a license ! Rik> My suggestion : also allow the use of sound for Rik> communication only with a licence ... that would Rik> be 'big bucks' for the governement [sarcasm on] How about drilling a hole in one's knee? Sorry I could not resist, but Rik is 100% right. German licensing policy brings itself ad absurdum and almost always has the touch of overdone. [sarcasm off] Dear friends, all the best for the new year 2001. may it bring us health, luck and success, may it despose off with unnecessary regulations, may it wipe the ionosphere, may it keep the magnetosphere quiet, ... After QRX for a couple of weeks, now I am QRV again (via email :-). 73 de Gamal