Re: [Bitcoin-development] bitcoin.org SOPA/PIPA blackout

2012-01-17 Thread Wladimir
This is not just a political issue. The internet as we know it is at stake, and bitcoin depends directly on a working, single, globally connected internet (at least for now, until mesh networking goes anywhere...). *Everyone* using bitcoin has the interest in keeping the internet working and

Re: [Bitcoin-development] bitcoin.org SOPA/PIPA blackout

2012-01-17 Thread Stefan Thomas
I'm firmly against a *blackout* - it would harm users' trust in Bitcoin since people looking to download the client or to get information about Bitcoin may end up in the wrong place. I constantly have to delete YouTube spam advertising this or that miracle GPU miner or secure Bitcoin client,

Re: [Bitcoin-development] bitcoin.org SOPA/PIPA blackout

2012-01-17 Thread Luke-Jr
On Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:42:51 AM Jorge Timón wrote: It may be a political issue, but I don't think wikipedia becomes a political organization for being against censorship. This is not about left or right. Is about free speech, one of the basic principles not only of freedom but also of

Re: [Bitcoin-development] bitcoin.org SOPA/PIPA blackout

2012-01-17 Thread James Burkle
I don't think this is the right mailing list for discussion of this Blackout topic. I know this is definitely not the right mailing list for proselytizing. On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Luke-Jr l...@dashjr.org wrote: On Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:42:51 AM Jorge Timón wrote: It may be a

Re: [Bitcoin-development] bitcoin.org SOPA/PIPA blackout

2012-01-17 Thread Peter Vessenes
It seems to me that the internet as a whole has got this one covered. I say this as someone who thinks that BitCoin needs to choose its battles and craft its reputation extremely carefully; this isn't the most important fight for BitCoin, nor the most deadly. I do think SOPA and PIPA could impact