Not that I thought that this was a hoax, but just to check, I made sure it was a legitimate bill in Congress. It is Senate bill 2048 and can be found at the U.S. Senate's web site by typing ``S.2048'' in the by-number search box.

I would urge that all of you (who are U.S. citizens) write your Senators and request that they oppose this bill. [bias]Keep in mind that, since this bill would effectively outlaw Linux, *BSD, and any other non-corporate sponsored operating system, that this would actually encourage Microsoft's monopoly.[/bias]