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<lori.a...@galecia.com>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering, workflow optimization, and materials handling =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Kyle Hall <kyle.m.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > Instead of a complete blackout, a new front page explaining the > SOPA/PIPA issue with a click-though to the standard site would be a > reasonable compromise. I certainly don't want to sound US-centric, but > it seems that US policy often has world-wide ramifications ( often > negative ) and it's probably in the best interest of every Internet > user anywhere that SOPA/PIPA don't become law. > > Kyle > > http://www.kylehall.info > Mill Run Technology Solutions ( http://millruntech.com ) > Crawford County Federated Library System ( http://www.ccfls.org ) > Meadville Public Library ( http://www.meadvillelibrary.org ) > > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 2:22 PM, MJ Ray <m...@phonecoop.coop> wrote: > > Liz Rea <l...@nekls.org> > >> It would be easy to participate in the SOPA/PIPA web blackout protest > tomorrow on koha-community.org, should we? > >> > >> Good idea? Bad idea? > > > > If this means taking the websites offline, then I feel it's an awful > > idea for many reasons: firstly, it's self-harm, hurting our friends > > and not directly affecting our opponents; secondly, US websites didn't > > protest or go offline while Brits were fighting EUCD, RIPA, IPRED and > > so on (solidarity is not a one-way street and I see no prospect that > > US websites will go offline for future foreign issues); it > > demonstrates that the web can survive without those who oppose; and > > probably more reasons I've not thought of quickly. > > > > Protest banners/posts: +1 > > > > Defeating ourselves with a blackout: -1 > > > > Hope that explains, > > -- > > MJ Ray (slef), member of www.software.coop, a for-more-than-profit > co-op. > > http://koha-community.org supporter, web and library systems developer. > > In My Opinion Only: see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html > > Available for hire (including development) at http://www.software.coop/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >
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