From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.194] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-2.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1Rn5CF-0008B4-PQ for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:19:15 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.216.47 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.216.47; envelope-from=vmartchenko@gmail.com; helo=mail-qw0-f47.google.com; Received: from mail-qw0-f47.google.com ([209.85.216.47]) by sog-mx-4.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1Rn5CA-0004D7-9D for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:19:15 +0000 Received: by qap15 with SMTP id 15so2954049qap.13 for ; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:19:04 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.224.188.137 with SMTP id da9mr18964520qab.29.1326791944891; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:19:04 -0800 (PST) Sender: vmartchenko@gmail.com Received: by 10.229.134.77 with HTTP; Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:19:04 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1326760227.63298.YahooMailNeo@web121006.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> References: <1326665394.7032.YahooMailNeo@web121002.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <1326760227.63298.YahooMailNeo@web121006.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:19:04 +0000 X-Google-Sender-Auth: ktgJfiI_E59-dba8k4RgOcE4HvI Message-ID: From: Vladimir Marchenko To: Amir Taaki Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Score: -1.5 (-) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (vmartchenko[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature X-Headers-End: 1Rn5CA-0004D7-9D Cc: "bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net" Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] bitcoin.org SOPA/PIPA blackout X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:19:15 -0000 On 17 January 2012 00:30, Amir Taaki wrote: > ... > Wikipedia has far more need to remain neutral and apolitical than bitcoin ever does- you've read Satoshi's politically charged whitepaper or seen the genesis block quote. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Action > ... I would like to voice my support to Amir here. It is a solidarity gesture and from my point of view it would be great if bitcoin related websites join the Blackout. In my view it is almost like Internet's general strike, which is being enacted for a very good reason. To some degree, ignoring it and continuing business as usual is almost equivalent to being a strikebreaker. For whatever it worth, all websites where I have some degree of control will particpate in the blackout. Even where it means loss of revenue for one day (actually it is likely that ad revenues tomorrow would be easily twice the usual amount due to so many publishers shutting down their websites.)