It seems to me that the internet as a whole has got this one covered. I say
this as someone who thinks that BitCoin needs to choose its battles and
craft its reputation extremely carefully; this isn't the most important
fight for BitCoin, nor the most deadly.
I do think SOPA and PIPA could impact
Dear bitcoin-development,
One of the original reasons for the creation of this mailing list was because
the bitcoin.org forum was filled with this type of noise and this list was to
provide a medium for discussion of development topics. This entire SOPA thing
is off topic for this list. Might
I don't think this is the right mailing list for discussion of this
Blackout topic. I know this is definitely not the right mailing list
for proselytizing.
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Luke-Jr wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:42:51 AM Jorge Timón wrote:
>> It may be a political issue,
On Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:42:51 AM Jorge Timón wrote:
> It may be a political issue, but I don't think wikipedia becomes a
> political organization for being against censorship.
> This is not about left or right. Is about free speech, one of the
> basic principles not only of freedom but also
I'm firmly against a *blackout* - it would harm users' trust in Bitcoin
since people looking to download the client or to get information about
Bitcoin may end up in the wrong place. I constantly have to delete
YouTube spam advertising this or that "miracle GPU miner" or "secure
Bitcoin client"
On 17 January 2012 00:30, Amir Taaki wrote:
> ...
> Wikipedia has far more need to remain neutral and apolitical than bitcoin
> ever does- you've read Satoshi's politically charged whitepaper or seen the
> genesis block quote.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Action
> .
This is not just "a political issue". The internet as we know it is at
stake, and bitcoin depends directly on a working, single, globally
connected internet (at least for now, until mesh networking goes
anywhere...).
*Everyone* using bitcoin has the interest in keeping the internet working
and un-
It may be a political issue, but I don't think wikipedia becomes a
political organization for being against censorship.
This is not about left or right. Is about free speech, one of the
basic principles not only of freedom but also of democracy.
And as Gregory shows it clearly affects bitcoin direc
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:37 PM, Kyle Henderson wrote:
> For those that believe one particularly noisy country in the North America
> region with a policy called SOPA or PIPA directly affects Bitcoin - can you
> point out precisely where it does so?
In addition to the concerns about internet free
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> There are always issues that raise ire and moral outrage. I would
> rather that bitcoin.org stay apolitical -- our users will appreciate
> this in the long run.
>
>
Agreed :)
For those that believe one particularly noisy country in the No
I think that bitcoin.org should remain apolitical. However maybe it
would be good if the blackout to take effect on bitcointalk.org if
theymos and Sirius believes it is appropriate.
Bitcoin.org should provide bitcoin.
On 17/01/2012 11:59 AM, slush wrote:
> I agree Bitcoin should avoid ma
On Monday, January 16, 2012 7:46:39 PM Alan Reiner wrote:
> In response to Jeff and Luke-Jr, I don't see how this is /just any other
> poltical issue/. It strikes at the heart of everything Bitcoin is about.
Sorry, Bitcoin is not about the same thing to everyone. For me, Bitcoin is
about one thi
global blackout. Bitcoin should
> do the same in unison with the rest of the web- sites like Reddit, 4chan and
> Wikipedia.
>
> It's funny / almost comical how you consign this to being just another issue
> or case of moral alarm. Sad.
>
>
>
> - Original Message
this to being just another issue or
case of moral alarm. Sad.
- Original Message -
From: Jeff Garzik
To: Amir Taaki
Cc:
"bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net"
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] bitcoin.org SOPA/PIPA blackout
On S
- Original Message -
From: Jeff Garzik
To: Amir Taaki
Cc: "bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net"
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] bitcoin.org SOPA/PIPA blackout
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Amir Taaki wrote:
> How is this
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 2:35 AM, Wladimir wrote:
> > Internet censorship *is* a threat to bitcoin, if we don't stand up for
> our
> > rights now we deserve anything that is coming. There will be no "long
> run".
>
> Very few people actual
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 2:35 AM, Wladimir wrote:
> Internet censorship *is* a threat to bitcoin, if we don't stand up for our
> rights now we deserve anything that is coming. There will be no "long run".
Very few people actually care if they can load that particular URL ...
if you were talking ab
Internet censorship *is* a threat to bitcoin, if we don't stand up for our
rights now we deserve anything that is coming. There will be no "long run".
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 2:19 AM, Luke-Jr wrote:
> On Sunday, January 15, 2012 5:37:05 PM Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > There are always issues that rais
On Sunday, January 15, 2012 5:37:05 PM Jeff Garzik wrote:
> There are always issues that raise ire and moral outrage. I would
> rather that bitcoin.org stay apolitical -- our users will appreciate
> this in the long run.
I agree (with the conclusion). There are much more important and urgent
pro
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Amir Taaki wrote:
> How is this not the most important world issue right now?
>
> EVERYTHING is under threat. Go nuclear to show our nerd-rage.
>
> Everybody blank your personal sites too. Americans, take to the streets.
> World, go scream at the US embassy.
The
How is this not the most important world issue right now?
EVERYTHING is under threat. Go nuclear to show our nerd-rage.
Everybody blank your personal sites too. Americans, take to the streets. World,
go scream at the US embassy.
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