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Bill: Software Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Liberal 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 2593
Description[?]:
| This bill will: 1) Regulate closed softwares. |
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 does not require that all source be opened but heavilly regulates closed source software.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:03:13, June 17, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Software Reform Act |
| Message | Why do you want to regulate closed software? You want to punish people who want to make some money on there own work? |
| Date | 00:48:00, June 18, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Software Reform Act |
| Message | Regulate is not ban. You know what closed softwares are, correct? |
| Date | 13:58:44, June 18, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Software Reform Act |
| Message | Yeah its software where the source code isent avalible to everyone. This bill is only aimed to punish those who work hard to make there own software from scratch, and helps those who just ripps off someone elses work |
| Date | 20:07:07, June 18, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Software Reform Act |
| Message | It just regulates them, not punish them in any way. |
| Date | 22:45:59, June 18, 2008 CET | From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Software Reform Act |
| Message | Rip off someone elses source code (free source) = no regulations, do what you want Making the source code yourself and keep it to yourself(closed source) = heavy regulated, you have to follow alot of rules You are punishing them with heavy regulations just because they made there own source code |
| Date | 00:55:05, June 19, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Software Reform Act |
| Message | Companies have closed source. They should simply follow small regulations. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 68 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 68 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 14 |
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