Part 99 (1/2)
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”I see the day when every Mall in America will have Virtual Reality Parlors where you can live out your fantasies No nosticated
Scott iined the Spook's interpretation of virtual realities
He iasma- tron in the enerated sex was less than ten years away
”And that will be an ideal terrain for hackers That kind of power over the s, and it will be up to us to uardian of world freedom
As they finished their lunch and Scott paid the check, they thanked hiht be nuts, but they were polite, and genuine
”I',” Scott said as they left the restaurant and walked the wide boulevard ”You all advocate an independence, an anarchy where the individual is paramount, and the Governanization, no plan; o next” There were no disagreements with his suether? As a group, a kind of a gang?
It seeht achieve your ai critical by his inquisitiveness
”Then ould be a government, too, and that's not ant
This is about individual power, responsibility At any rate, I don't think you could find two of us in enough agree to build a platformatic approach
”Well,” Scott ot together and followed a gauide book and stuck to it, all for a coument's sake, ould happen?”
”That would be ih, they could do pretty much what they wanted Very political”
”I would see it as dangerous, potentially very dangerous,” com- y in any endeavor are unpredictable If they worked as group, a unit, it is possible that they would be a force to be reckoned with”
”There would be only one word for it,” Dave said with finality
”They could easily beco and deadly opponent if their aims are not benevolent Personally, I would have to call such a group, terrorists”
”Sounds like the Freedoue,” Pinball said off handedly
Scott's head jerked toward Pinball ”What about the Freedoue?” he asked pointedly
”All I said is that this political hacking sounds like the Free- doo on for a fortnight and a day about how software should be free to anyone that needs it, and that only those that can afford it should pay Like big corporations”
”I've heard of Freedoe BBS, mate They have hundreds of local BBS's around the States, and even a few across the pond in God's country Quite an operation, if I say”
Pinball had Scott's full attention ”They run the BBS's, and have an incredible shareware library Thousands of prograive the credit where credit was due ”They prove that software can be socially responsible
We've been saying that for years”
”What does anybody know about this Freedoue?” Scott asked suspiciously
”What's to know? They've been around for years, have a great service, fabulous BBS's, and reliable software”