🚀 go-pugleaf

jim@piggy.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick) writes:

>The coherent ftp archives are now closed.  Enclosed is a note explaining
>why I chose to do this. [...]
>	Because of my strong feelings against this patent, I am hereby
>withdrawing all of my support from Mark Williams Co, until they make a
>commitment to donating the technology of this patent to the public
>domain.

I like this idea!  

If certain computer companies want to actively promote non-cooperation
by playing invalid patent games so be it.  I am quite willing to play
along.  Here is my contribution to the cause:

Until further notice, any usenet articles posted to or received by
this machine for groups dealing with Coherent, Apple, or AT&T
computers will be bit-bucketed.  No articles in any of these groups
will be sent up or down stream to any site.

Since I am not a big site, this probably won't have much effect.  If a
few larger usenet sites were to join this boycott, we could really cut
down on the connectivity of these groups.  Perhaps this will help to
raise some people's awareness of the boycott and in a small way
influence prospective sales of these companies products.

    aus.mac                     The Apple Macintosh computer [Australian]
    bit.listserv.apple2-l       Apple II discussions.
    clari.nb.apple              Newsbytes Apple/Macintosh news. (Moderated)
    clari.newsbytes.apple       (Moderated)
    comp.binaries.apple2        Binary-only postings for the Apple II computer.
    comp.os.coherent            Discussion and support of the Coherent operating system.
    comp.protocols.appletalk    Applebus hardware & software.
    comp.sources.apple2         Source code and discussion for the Apple2. (Moderated)
    comp.sources.mac            Software for the Apple Macintosh. (Moderated)
    comp.sys.3b1                Discussion and support of AT&T 7300/3B1/UnixPC.
    comp.sys.apple2             Discussion about Apple II micros.
    comp.sys.att                Discussions about AT&T microcomputers.
    comp.sys.mac.digest         Apple Macintosh: info&uses, but no programs. (Moderated)
    comp.sys.mac.misc           General discussions about the Apple Macintosh.
    comp.sys.mac.programmer     Discussion by people programming the Apple Macintosh.
    comp.unix.aux               The version of UNIX for Apple Macintosh II computers.
    fj.sources.mac              Software for the Apple Macintosh.
    fj.sys.mac                  Discussion about the Apple Macintosh & Lisa.
    sfnet.atk.mac               Apple Machintosh k{ytt{j{t
    sub.sys.apple               Apple II/Macintosh

Did I miss any groups that I should add to this list?

-wolfgang
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