[11678] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
apology
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bob Collet, Sprint)
Wed Apr 13 12:05:51 1994
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 1994 07:13:02 -0500
From: "Bob Collet, Sprint" <rcollet@sprintlink.net>
To: Vadim Antonov <avg@sprint.net>, interesting-people@eff.org
Cc: com-priv@psi.com, rcollet@sprintlink.net
> Return-Path: <avg@sprint.net>
> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 1994 16:34:08 -0400
> From: Vadim Antonov <avg@sprint.net>
> Message-Id: <199404122034.QAA15865@titan.sprintlink.net>
> To: interesting-people@eff.org
> Subject: Re: The EFF and Universal Access
> Cc: com-priv@psi.com
>
> Bill Freza <frezza@radiomail.net> wrote:
> > (Let me rephrase this in words you have all heard before. "From each
> > according to his ability, to each according to his need". Note
> > that the country founded on the universal application of
> > this principle recently ceased to exist.)
>
> Nah. The principle you quoted is the definition of communism. USSR
> was a socialist country and the motto was "From each according to
> his ability, to each according to his labour". Also, quoting Lenin: "
> One who doesn't work, doesn't eat" [the intended targets were
> capitalists; it also happened to be applied to cripples as well].
> Too much for entitlements.
>
> I'm not sure which country was more communistic then.
>
> --vadim
>
> DISCLAIMER The statement(s) above represent my personal opinion(s)
> ONLY and in no way should be interpreted as position(s) of
> my present and/or former employers. This message is NOT
> and is NOT intended to be an offical statement or
> presentation by Sprint and/or any other organization.
> This waste of bandwith is supposed to keep Farooq Hussain
> happy.
>
All, and Farooq Hussain in particular: please accept my apologies for the
above disclaimer/remark by Vadim Antonov and for wasting your valuable time
with this correspondence. Vadim works for me and the disclaimer is my
requirement.
Bob Collet
