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Bill: The government's stance on the source code of software
Details
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: March 2703
Description[?]:
| Below: for those with limited technical knowledge, this encourages the production of free software, and other improvements for software - such as patches, add on's...- to be made, by smaller individuals. It also increases the ease of education of people who are learning about source code, and other software codeing. |
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 | 22:56:55, January 26, 2009 CET | From | United Workers | To | Debating the The government's stance on the source code of software |
| Message | OOC: This means absolutely bugger all to me... you know best...but thanks for the explanation at the begginning of the bill Yes from me... |
| Date | 10:45:15, January 27, 2009 CET | From | Christian Democrat Party | To | Debating the The government's stance on the source code of software |
| Message | We condemn. Computers are the weapons of satan! |
| Date | 11:13:36, January 27, 2009 CET | From | TW@ | To | Debating the The government's stance on the source code of software |
| Message | OOC: You are using one now. Therefore you are Satin. |
| Date | 11:14:02, January 27, 2009 CET | From | TW@ | To | Debating the The government's stance on the source code of software |
| Message | * I meant Satan. Jamie, you are Satan |
| Date | 19:48:41, January 27, 2009 CET | From | Free thinking Party | To | Debating the The government's stance on the source code of software |
| Message | this makes sense... hence why we voted yes |
| Date | 21:25:10, January 27, 2009 CET | From | Neo Kanist Rite Party of Sorbanika | To | Debating the The government's stance on the source code of software |
| Message | i have no idea what it is about but im sure it's good |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 468 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 197 |
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