I'm not sure... I think the basic point of this exercise is to assure you that we're not being oppressed. Of course, on a purely technical basis, we are.

But that's purely political! How do you feel about shared-memory systems? A lot of people have reservations about the safety of that kind of system, but I've never seen the issues involved. After all, it's a lot easier to gain knowledge by direct electronic transfer than by tediously learning it all yourself, isn't it?