[Foundation-l] Why is the world attacking Microsoft censorship?

Mon Jan 9 12:14:26 UTC 2006

Why is the world press attacking Microsoft censorship in China?

http://news.google.com/news?as_q=Microsoft+China+blog&svnum=10&as_scoring=r&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nsrc=&as_nloc=&as_occt=any&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_mind=10&as_minm=1&as_maxd=9&as_maxm=1

If they wanted, they could find an equally good target in the usually atruistic Wikipedia's barring the creation of Chinese Wikinews.  Microsoft giving into Chinese censorship for business reasons is no worse than Wikipedia's barring a Chinese project in deference to Beijing's censors.  When you act frightened you get stepped on, and that is exactly what happended to all of us: We prevented a Wikinews out of fear for Wikipedia, but they block the Wikipedia anyways.

With all due respect for Jimbo, if he continues to use "no Chinese Wikinews" as a carrot to get Wikipedia back into China, he will ultimate fail at both despite his good intentions.

Let's set up Chinese Wikinews before this story hits the world press!!

Alan

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