Patrick Ben Koetter wrote: > * Barry Warsaw <[email protected]>: >> I really almost hesitate to send this, not because I'm not entirely >> sympathetic to the cause, but because political discussions are always >> problematic and perhaps more so because of the PSF's non-profit status. >> Still, SOPA and the like are evil pieces of legislation that will have >> seriously dire consequences to Python and python.org. Notwithstanding the >> recent backtracking on these bills, I wonder if we should blackout as well >> for >> solidarity (and self-interest). >> >> I'm deliberately sending it here first, although the board would likely have >> to decide too. The question is, if we wanted to participate, would it be >> technically feasible given our volunteer resources? > > postmaster hat on: > Yes, we can blackout mail for that time > > SOPA: > Personally I don't think we need to start a discussion on it. We can just vote > and do what the vote returns.
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