Centralization is the problem. If we assume that all centralized software has been commandeered (as we should), I would rather see that commandeering evenly distributed around the world, competing against each other, than concentrated into the vile, toxic stew that is Silicon Valley in the US.
On 01/15/15 14:44, Al Billings wrote: > You’re avoiding the question. Please name a nation state in which software > can be produced which isn’t subject to the kind of legal pressures or > potential requirements as the USA when it comes to national security, spying, > and the like. > > Russia? Nope. The UK? Nope. Germany? Nope. I could go on. > > So, since you can’t trust any software (so you say) produced in the USA, > rather than just making snide comments about “Merkans,” please tell us which > nation will not have these problems so we can all make our software there. > >> On Jan 15, 2015, at 11:41 AM, J.M. Porup <j...@porup.com> wrote: >> >> I know it's hard for some Merkans to understand, but there is this >> magical place called "Rest of the World." There are even parts you >> haven't bombed yet! You might try there. > -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
