On 18.01.2012 15:25, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Joop Boonen
[01-18-12 04:03]: On Wed, January 18, 2012 9:51 am, Per Jessen wrote:
Just my opinion - I think openSUSE should stay far away from politics of any kind.
I don't think this is politics, this is about our internet freedom.
I agree that openSUSE supports the SOPA blackout. +1
+1 me too. Why? My website is hosted in Germany so I could kick back and enjoy the show but... what if this whole thing come to Europe too? We're importing much of the US lifestyle (or what we think it is) so why not SOPA and friends? The internet is a global place that provides freedom and liberty. We have to keep that. Even if it's not worth fighting for freedom, it's worth protesting for. So, openSUSE definitely done right. And to all who think this should stay US-only: 1) The USA is the last super power on earth (I know, China is coming, but today, it's still our lovely US.), that means world-wide influence. 2) The Bill of rights is talking about something like "We hold this truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain, unalienable rights these are among, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." I quoted it by heart so it might be wrong. The point is, with the major influence of the USA in mind, we all are Americans to some degree. Of course, we can't take influence in US politics as long as we aren't "real" Americans or least have our residence in the states, but we all have a voice that can speak up. 3) The US claims to be the "mother of liberty". Well, SOPA and friends are convincing me of the contrary. That's why we protest against it. There's an "open" in openSUSE, and if something with major influence tries to block the "open", we have to protest against it. It's that easy. @Joop: The Netherlands haven't major influence? Well, not quite right, actually. They are an EU-member, and if the EU-states would work togehter more effective, the EU could really become world's next super power, among the US and China. But that's another topic I guess. --kdl -- Kim Leyendecker, openSUSE Wiki Team GPG Key: 664265369547B825 | leyendecker@opensuse.org http://www.opensuse.org - Linux for open minds -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org