On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 10:18, Doug Stewart wrote: > <snip> > Perhaps your frustrations would be better addressed to your > congresscritter, who can actually do something about the odious DMCA and > software/business method patents. Either do that, or install xmms-mp3, > libdvdcss and the flash-player-plugin for Grandma before you hand the > computer off to her. Then show her how to rip her Andrews Sisters CDs > to a better format, like Ogg Vorbis. > Doug, if it would do any good, I would get ahold of my congresscritter, but they are owned by the very entities we want to fight. And don't get me started on that whole political firestorm. I have long ago learned that this is no longer a country of the people, by the people, for the people. Now as to the Andrew Sisters, hey, that's My CD!!!