Wed Jun 30 1999 08:50:
I thought I had the encryption argument whomped with respect to
Moglen's article, but then along comes {Mary, Eric S. Raymond},
who I still believe to be merely a sophisticated AI, and rephrases
the argument in The Magic Cauldron (just incidentally, it's
not the main thrust of the article or anything), and I don't know if
the same counterargument applies or not.
I really like the verb "to whomp". Also "to whomp on". I'm not sure where it comes from. I may have made it up. It means "to leap on from a great height", metaphorically, "to trump or defeat". cf "To meet another's father in a steel cage".
