Hey, all: My take: you can't legislate poverty (suffering, graft, corruption, whatever ills our society) out of existence. The thing is, for FOSS, at least, something is being done. We have someone paying attention to something specific to our needs -- let's take it as it is, work with them on the bill (which, as Rep. Casin~o's staff pointed out, will be watered down anyway -- but that's beside the point), and put the message across.
The bill when it becomes law will not create artificial demand. It will bring attention to the needs of government -- or the state, if not the nation -- for better alternatives than what is currently being offered. The legislation should not be seen as an exercise in futility. It should be seen as part of a larger struggle to take away the shackles that bind us to monopolies and their ilks. Look at the deliberations as a venue to air our grievances, to express our views, the way we're doing now on this list. The thing is, not everyone subscribe to this list, and though there's no guarantee that we won't be left out in the cold -- given Congress' notoriety -- at least we tried, at least something is being done, at least we have made our points known. -- Ian Dexter R. Marquez http://iandexter.net | [EMAIL PROTECTED] (XMPP) _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.linux.org.ph (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
