I agree with you Nick, I really do. But I have reconsidered my view in light of affect that such draconian laws will have on community websites.
from what I understand is that the OSM site could experience problems under SOPA when someone introduces a link spam. "One of the many issues with SOPA that is so offensive is that it allows any and all sites with links to copyrighted content to be summarily blocked. A recent amendment has made this even more egregious, allowing ISPs to block entire domains even when a court order specifies one certain link or page." http://www.geekosystem.com/anti-sopa-petition-whitehouse/ The point is, OSM has a way to deal with spam, it does not need the us government getting involved in policing its wikis, database etc. also the history would have to be purged of these links etc. mike On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 2:47 AM, Nick Hocking <[email protected]> wrote: > Wouldn't it be more advisable (and I mean MUCH more advisable), > to keep OSM, and these lists as a site about maps and mapping > rather than become a political activism site. > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > -- James Michael DuPont Member of Free Libre Open Source Software Kosova http://flossk.org _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
