rich1.0npub1ad7209g90jnu400x74quws0xv8gpxs2fxnjexnpwqnrxwa39exdq5gl2p6https://nostr.ae/npub1ad7209g90jnu400x74quws0xv8gpxs2fxnjexnpwqnrxwa39exdq5gl2p6njumphttps://nostr.ae📅 Original date posted:2012-01-16 📝 Original message:> I agree Bitcoin should avoid making any bold political stands. I agree on this. Please don't turn Bitcoin project/homepage into some political agitation. Not everybody care about political attitude of main project developers. slush On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 1:46 AM, Alan Reiner <etotheipi at gmail.com> wrote: > ** > You guys are representing both extremes of the issue. 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. Barring > Bitcoin-specific legislation, I don't see how any legislation could be more > relevant to Bitcoin and the community around it. > > On the other hand, Bitcoin is still a non-entity, and shouldn't get in the > business of making statements. A central voice for Bitcoin gives the > impression that it is actually centralized, and one that has opinions. > Plus I wouldn't be surprised if some, heavily-invested Bitcoin users were > of the opinion that SOPA/PIPA/whatever could be a huge profit for > themselves: once SOPA kicks in and businesses around the world start > getting cut off for legit or illegitimate purposes, a lot of them could > potentially switch to Bitcoin to keep their business going. That could be > a huge boon for Bitcoin. You may not agree it's worth the tradeoff, but > people are selfish and may not actually understand or even care about SOPA > legislation itself. > > I think it's *not inappropriate* for something to be mentioned on the > website about Bitcoin's philosophy being threatened by SOPA, but I agree > Bitcoin should avoid making any bold political stands. Users could be > reminded that SOPA affects yet another thing they care about, but it might > be better to avoid it altogether. If any response is made, it should be a > very light one. > > -Alan > > > > On 01/16/2012 07:30 PM, Amir Taaki wrote: > > Bunk argument. This is an issue that affects bitcoin directly. > > 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 > > The Wikipedia community decided on a full and 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 ----- > From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik at exmulti.com> <jgarzik at exmulti.com> > To: Amir Taaki <zgenjix at yahoo.com> <zgenjix at yahoo.com> > Cc: "bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net" <bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net> <bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net> <bitcoin-development at 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 <zgenjix at yahoo.com> <zgenjix at yahoo.com> 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. > > 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. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/attachments/20120117/61e06bb7/attachment.html>