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Bill: The Software Revival Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Liberty Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2442
Description[?]:
| The NLP finds the language used to describe our policy on software development unnecessarily confusing. Let's make it clear once and for all. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on the source code of software.
Old value:: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Current: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Proposed: The government has no stance on the source code of software.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:32:42, August 13, 2007 CET | From | Common Party | To | Debating the The Software Revival Act |
| Message | Disagree, if anything only Open Source software should be allowed. |
| Date | 07:14:12, August 14, 2007 CET | From | Cohesive Socialism Party | To | Debating the The Software Revival Act |
| Message | A bill, to take no stance instead of an actual one? The CSP disapproves. |
| Date | 16:52:35, August 14, 2007 CET | From | Isolationist Utilitarian Party | To | Debating the The Software Revival Act |
| Message | So as opposed to allowing both, we just don't disallow either? I don't understand this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 124 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 47 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all." - Maximilien Robespierre |