Because, it serves only those who believe in open-source, and freely-distributed software. And because you do not exist on the Internet, you exist in teh real world, and as such must abide by the laws of nature, and the laws of the land. You will never be able to eat jpegs to satiate hunger, unless you print it out and eat the paper.. I mean. you have to live somewhere, and if you have a policy-level position in another "recognized" nation, you'd have your U.S citizenship revoked.
Speaking as an illegal immigrant in the U.S. trust me, you don't want my life.
because an On-Line Labor Comission for an On-Line nation cannot differentiate between one place and another place, the purpose of a seperate government is to stop the treatment of people of different nationalities differently. Any citizen of the the on-Line nation would have to be treated equally and fairly. therefore an On-Line labor comission would have to argue for equal treatment, pay, working conditions, or suffer a mass citizen protest..
First off, if there was to be an on-line community that was on par with the governments of the world and had enough political clout. It would ahve to be a lot more organised, not openly challenge the government, and be created by the people. Not one person, or a group of people, but all people. There would have to be a working heirarchy of order, a series of balance of checks, and a Constitution. The constitution of Cyber Yugo is Laughable. You cannot have a state of 5 million secretaries.
Sure, you might want to be the Secretary of nagging, or the Secretary of Procrastination, but it just doesn't work in a real world environment. the lack of structure of the constitution. The lack of groundwork upon which to build leaves much to be desired. Not to mention multiple citizenships. The method of procurement of citizenship also makes me wonder. What exactly is stopping a person from having multiple identities on Cyber Yugo??
Obviously, it's just a joke community which will never be taken seriously. For a serious community to be created. We need more than just good will. We need serious thought, and consideration. and incredible foresight to make sure that the system we generate will stand up to the test of time. It has to be extensible and yet secure. You must not be able to break the system, but still it must allow for the freedom of the people.
There are also other extraenous reasons why most countries refuse to recognize on-line countries. The most obvious being, that it hurts their interests where each country is treated as having the same way, and level of living. People in the states are facing a constantly increasing economic boom, with no inflation whatso-ever, people in Pakistan, adn India are faced with constantly increasing Inflation, and two governments that are at war with each other constantly. A weapons race is ensuing in the entire middle east, and asian area to top it off. Just another way in which the level of life in one country differentiates from another place.
An On-Line country ignores these differences. An On-Line labor commission for that country would demand equal pay and working conditions regardless of area. You should be able to see the problem. I am an idealist, and a realist. I know what the world should be like, but it isn't. don't lose sight of what the world is like, don't stop seeing what can and cannot be done, by the laws of the land. Ideally, an On-Line country with a strong infrastructure sounds like a great idea. Unfortunately, it's just not feasible. If people in Bangladesh were paid the same wages as the people in the U.S, the U.S would face serious setbacks in their economy.
Thing will change hopefully, now that they are scheduled to have some competition. I think the government heard some of the complainst and feel the monopoly is giving NSI an unfair advantage.
I am reading daily about how these two industry behemoths are fighting over opensource standards for instant messaging. The open Source consortium support microsoft in it's stand. I wonder where I fit in. I am a user of instant messaging services. I use them almost constantly and I want to know where I can go to get my 2 cents in. How can I make suggestions on net policies and the laws which govern my abilities online!.
If there is no such service. Should i make one? Do we want to be passive and be forced to choose between A, B, or whatever someone chooses for us, or should we try to take some degree of responsibility for our actions.
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Because, it serves only those who believe in open-source, and freely-distributed software. And because you do not exist on the Internet, you exist in teh real world, and as such must abide by the laws of nature, and the laws of the land. You will never be able to eat jpegs to satiate hunger, unless you print it out and eat the paper.. I mean. you have to live somewhere, and if you have a policy-level position in another "recognized" nation, you'd have your U.S citizenship revoked.
Speaking as an illegal immigrant in the U.S. trust me, you don't want my life.
because an On-Line Labor Comission for an On-Line nation cannot differentiate between one place and another place, the purpose of a seperate government is to stop the treatment of people of different nationalities differently. Any citizen of the the on-Line nation would have to be treated equally and fairly. therefore an On-Line labor comission would have to argue for equal treatment, pay, working conditions, or suffer a mass citizen protest ..
-Joe
sorry about the spelling, long rant!.
First off, if there was to be an on-line community that was on par with the governments of the world and had enough political clout. It would ahve to be a lot more organised, not openly challenge the government, and be created by the people. Not one person, or a group of people, but all people. There would have to be a working heirarchy of order, a series of balance of checks, and a Constitution. The constitution of Cyber Yugo is Laughable. You cannot have a state of 5 million secretaries.
Sure, you might want to be the Secretary of nagging, or the Secretary of Procrastination, but it just doesn't work in a real world environment. the lack of structure of the constitution. The lack of groundwork upon which to build leaves much to be desired. Not to mention multiple citizenships. The method of procurement of citizenship also makes me wonder. What exactly is stopping a person from having multiple identities on Cyber Yugo??
Obviously, it's just a joke community which will never be taken seriously. For a serious community to be created. We need more than just good will. We need serious thought, and consideration. and incredible foresight to make sure that the system we generate will stand up to the test of time. It has to be extensible and yet secure. You must not be able to break the system, but still it must allow for the freedom of the people.
There are also other extraenous reasons why most countries refuse to recognize on-line countries. The most obvious being, that it hurts their interests where each country is treated as having the same way, and level of living. People in the states are facing a constantly increasing economic boom, with no inflation whatso-ever, people in Pakistan, adn India are faced with constantly increasing Inflation, and two governments that are at war with each other constantly. A weapons race is ensuing in the entire middle east, and asian area to top it off. Just another way in which the level of life in one country differentiates from another place.
An On-Line country ignores these differences. An On-Line labor commission for that country would demand equal pay and working conditions regardless of area. You should be able to see the problem. I am an idealist, and a realist. I know what the world should be like, but it isn't. don't lose sight of what the world is like, don't stop seeing what can and cannot be done, by the laws of the land. Ideally, an On-Line country with a strong infrastructure sounds like a great idea. Unfortunately, it's just not feasible. If people in Bangladesh were paid the same wages as the people in the U.S, the U.S would face serious setbacks in their economy.
-Joe
Thing will change hopefully, now that they are scheduled to have some competition. I think the government heard some of the complainst and feel the monopoly is giving NSI an unfair advantage.
-Joe
I am reading daily about how these two industry behemoths are fighting over opensource standards for instant messaging. The open Source consortium support microsoft in it's stand. I wonder where I fit in. I am a user of instant messaging services. I use them almost constantly and I want to know where I can go to get my 2 cents in. How can I make suggestions on net policies and the laws which govern my abilities online!.
If there is no such service. Should i make one?
Do we want to be passive and be forced to choose between A, B, or whatever someone chooses for us, or should we try to take some degree of responsibility for our actions.
Just thinking out loud.