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Bill: Freedom of Technology
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Theocrats
Status[?]: passed
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: July 2542
Description[?]:
| One i hope we can all agree on. |
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.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:51:42, March 05, 2008 CET | From | Party for a Federal Meritocracy | To | Debating the Freedom of Technology |
| Message | Great idea--let's remove any reason for businesses or designers to bother with creating anything. Make sure all technology and software is written by hobbyists who have to do something else to make a living. This makes no sense. |
| Date | 18:24:20, March 05, 2008 CET | From | Social Theocrats | To | Debating the Freedom of Technology |
| Message | Linux > Windows. Open source allows for freedom and innovation, instead of corporate monopolizes. You really think code is only developed so people can patent it and sell it? Its made because its useful and opening it up allows for constant improvement. |
| Date | 22:54:09, March 05, 2008 CET | From | Scientific Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Technology |
| Message | We approve of article 2, but not article 1. Yes, yes, we know that article 2 pretty much includes article 1, but article 2 is specifically worded as the government not doing something, where article 1 is worded as the government mandating something. And actually, we've used a number of open source programs, and most of them have been pretty craptacular compared to what the corporations make. Yes, that includes Linux and Firefox (though it doesn't include Wikipedia, which is, in fact, better than 'real' encyclopedias, so the fact that most open source is crap should just be taken as a sign of the larger rule that "90% of everything is crap"). However, if the government does not interfere in the market by artificially banning people from standing on the shoulders of others, then perhaps open source actually can become universally better than 'the real thing'. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 153 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 119 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 37 |
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