Stallman On the UK Digital Economy Bill 228
superapecommando submitted a blog entry written by Stallman about the UK's bandwidth initiatives. RMS says "When I read about Gordon Brown's plan to give the UK more broadband, I couldn't restrain my laughter. Isn't this the same clown now busy circumventing democracy to take away broadband from Britons who already have it? And what good would broadband do them if they're punished for using it (or even being suspected of using it)? Laying cables would be a waste of resources if people are not allowed to use them.
Brown did suggest another possible use for broadband. He said that it would enable MPs to better communicate with their constituents and keep track of what they want."
Re:Better communicate?! (Score:3, Funny)
He said that it would enable MPs to better communicate with their constituents and keep track of what they want.
So, how fat a pipe do you need for that? 100 Mb/s? 1 Gb/s?
The answer to your question is complex and arduous to obtain, as it depends on many factors.
The main variable, would clearly be whether, during the communication itself, the constituents would be female and naked.
I don't need broadband to tell my MP what I want (Score:3, Funny)
"He said that it would enable MPs to better communicate with their constituents and keep track of what they want."
I want them all to fuck off and die.
Painfully, if possible.
Re:Right things, not always right reasons. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Write to your MP on the Bill (Score:4, Funny)
The real reason for more broadband...HeMP! (Score:3, Funny)
The government in the UK is running out of public camera bandwidth. There are a lot of those cameras around, you know!
How can you keep an electronic eye on everyone if public bandwidth is clogged by bothersome subjects pirating American mass media?
A massive roll-out of British Broadband means Her Majesty's Peepers (aka HeMP) will be able to see all, and know all.
HeMP for all Britain!