North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Bay Networks in bed with commie censors?
> > Ok, it looks like Bay Networks made a sweet deal with > Chinese commies. Essentially, they will provide > technology for the state propaganda network and > censored Internet. Personally, I think Bay does make for more easily-modified access control; with Cisco, removing one IP from an Access List From Hell is usually too much task to be worth it. And if I could have undersold Bay by a percent, I'd be doing the Taipei Tango whilst plugging away on a 7513. > > Their "partnership" with censors of a communist regime > is repugnant. Using the modern technology to build a > giant brainwashing machine is very scary. Actually, few brainwashing schemes could beat what Madison Avenue churns out. When you can get the American public thinking that a certain type of shoes or jeans will make you socially acceptable, you've got the Chinese beat pretty bad. Mao Tse Tung ain't got nothing on the Marlboro Cowboy. > > Some companies will do anything for a buck, though. The corporation exists maximize shareholder value; the good press from the sale (and the sale itself) obviously outweighs the risk of bad press. > > How about boycotting their products in U.S. and other > democratic countries? I dunno; suppose I boycott every company that sells to some organization that I find repugnant? Pretty soon, I won't be able to find a car to drive, a grocery store to shop in, or a telephone to talk on. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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