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Bill: software act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Sizpoao Communist Red Army
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: January 2493
Description[?]:
| software act |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on the source code of software.
Old value:: The government has no stance on the source code of software.
Current: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Proposed: The government requires that all source be opened.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:08:19, November 28, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the software act |
| Message | We have no qualms with open source, in fact many of us believe that open source is vastly superior. The point is, people work hard to make code, and if they want to keep it a secret, that is their business. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 19 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 681 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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