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From: gregjohn
Subject: Google out of China
Date: 13 Jan 2010 20:05:01
Message: <web.4b4e6d212873ebe134d207310@news.povray.org>

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html


1) Seems like the most principled stand imaginable against repression by an IT
company.

2) Seems to be initiated out of personal spite.

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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: Google out of China
Date: 13 Jan 2010 21:02:35
Message: <4b4e7b3b$1@news.povray.org>

gregjohn wrote:
> http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html
> 
> 
> 1) Seems like the most principled stand imaginable against repression by an IT
> company.
> 
> 2) Seems to be initiated out of personal spite.
> 

The interesting part is that if you browse anything that has 
"googleblog.blogspot" in the data stream, the Great FireWall of China will 
cut off your connections for the next several minutes.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   Forget "focus follows mouse." When do
   I get "focus follows gaze"?

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