[Foundation-l] H.R. 5252 and H.R. 5417
Brock Batsell
wikipedia at theskeptik.com
Sun Jun 4 00:42:16 UTC 2006
On Jun 3, 2006, at 7:16 PM, Lord Voldemort wrote:
> On 6/3/06, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
>> I agree that the Wikimedia Foundation can have no position on such an
>> issue. We are neutral, politically.
>
> Well, the more recent of the bills, H.R.5417, is a bi-partisan bill.
> So it's not 'really' that huge of a "political" issue. It's probably
> more of a business (or government intervention into thereof) issue.
> And I wasn't really looking for a "support" or "oppose" statement,
> rather a statement that WMF was aware or discussed this and of any
> possible impact, etc. But if what Delirium and Kelly say is correct
> (that it won't have any effect), I guess it's understandable. Thanks.
> --LV
It's a political issue, just not a partisan one.
bbatsell
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