Not in the US (because of the U SAP AT RIOT act, and the DMCA) or in any ACTA signatory, or in any IFPI-infested country.
Maybe we could do so in some African countries, and some US-hostile South American countries. On Sun, 2010-03-28 at 14:46 -0400, Adrian Thurston wrote: > Can we rely on competition to ensure that the freedoms and privacy that > the users want is available? > > -Adrian > > Henry Litwhiler wrote: > > On 3/28/10 2:38 PM, Adrian Thurston wrote: > >> My opinion here is that something as fundamental as what GNU social > >> aims to be should no limit itself to particular languages/environments > >> based on what the cheap hosting providers are willing to host. > >> > >> I don't expect the average internet user to go out and get a virtual > >> private server, however. What I envision are GNU social service > >> providers popping up in the same way that free email providers do. > >> > >> -Adrian > > That is quite possible, and it is a valid scheme, so long as these > > hosting providers respect the freedoms and privacy of their users. If > > they don't, the users will be no better off than if they were using an > > existing social networking tool like Facebook. > > > > -- > > Henry L. > > > > > >
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