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Whats with this protesting European Patenting Stuff?
billy_gates:
A couple of the websites I visit. mainly www.xboxmediaplayer.de have gone into some sort of protes thing against what the EU is trying to do about software patents or something.
My question is why are the people shutting down their sites to protest, why can't they just vote like normal people. They can also stop investing money in patented software. But stop fucking protesting you long haired tree hugging liberal hippies!
God damn it, I don't like Protestors. They don't get anything done, and their protests almost always turn out violent and dangerous.
I am a capitalist. When it comes to business there is only one way to vote. With your wallet. Now this mixes politics with business. So now there are 2 ways to vote. A ballot (I would assume contacting your representative, although not sure how people in europe are represented) and with your wallet. I highly doubt protesting it going to do anything. And it esecially isn't when the people that protest have shut down the sites that the businesses want them to close cus they give free stuff away.
Just my 2c
Pissed_Macman:
Calum is gonna tear you limb from limb now.
billy_gates:
quote:Originally posted by Macman:
Calum is gonna tear you limb from limb now.
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now that I am of write mind... let me "fix" some my statements.
The long haired tree hugging liberals hippes... just change that to liberals
The part that says they don't get anything done... add (usually)
thats about it. The rest, to my best knowledge is true.
Stilly:
isn't this site a bit of a protest to microsoft
suselinux:
quote:Originally posted by jeffberg: Mac Capitalist:
A couple of the websites I visit. mainly www.xboxmediaplayer.de have gone into some sort of protes thing against what the EU is trying to do about software patents or something.
My question is why are the people shutting down their sites to protest, why can't they just vote like normal people. They can also stop investing money in patented software. But stop fucking protesting you long haired tree hugging liberal hippies!
God damn it, I don't like Protestors. They don't get anything done, and their protests almost always turn out violent and dangerous.
I am a capitalist. When it comes to business there is only one way to vote. With your wallet. Now this mixes politics with business. So now there are 2 ways to vote. A ballot (I would assume contacting your representative, although not sure how people in europe are represented) and with your wallet. I highly doubt protesting it going to do anything. And it esecially isn't when the people that protest have shut down the sites that the businesses want them to close cus they give free stuff away.
Just my 2c
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Your a good "American"
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