Ah, its a shame those new-rich americans don't have any style.
Fortunately we have our own rich people here in Europe. Take a look at the Wallenbergs for example. They helped build up Sweden for 3 generations. And I wish them all the best for their transition to their fourth generation.
A European
As a native Austrian I have to tell you that this whole story is based on a curiosity in Austrian law. In order to overcome political struggles the Austrian constitution has been amended numerous times with questionable regulations. For example part of the Austrian constitution states that carriages pulled by animals are not regulated by the government but by the states. Nowadays such constitutional regulations have been regarded as ill deceived and are rarely used.
So all of this boils down to a conservative politician using methods of the past in order to gain popular support. As usual, nothing to see here!
I suggest you to look up TRW and the Low Cost Pintle Engine (LCPE) on the internet. Guess who was head of liquid rocket propulsion development there back at the start of the century.....
This seems a lot like the Wintel relationship between MS and Intel. But whats the best name for this "cooperation"?
The document is very sparse on details. They seem to be negotiating four topics:
1. civil enforcements
2. customs
3. internet
4. transparency (wtf??)
But the most interesting quote is: "Parties remain committed to conclude ACTA in 2010."
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Congratulations to all of us open source enthusiasts and fellow nerds.
We managed to do even worse then vista and couldn't get linux to be accepted on the desktop. Now we will be crushed between 7 and X.
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phypsilon
Doubt isn't the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith. - Paul Tillich, German theologian and historian
