Re:Give me a "T"... "Go Torvalds" (Score 1)

I already implied that "us" vs "them" is an easier battle than one based on defence of individual rights: my point was that it's not necessarily the right battle to fight.

And my point was that this is a good battle to fight. At which point presenting it to the people in Europe who are supposed to decide this, as something with the backing of a group (us vs them) rather than of an individual is good strategy. Just because something is presented as "us versus them" does not mean that it has nothing to do with individual rights, that's just how battles get won, with numbers.

Again, it's being presented as another Linux/Free Software vs Commercial Software battle.

I don't know what your understanding of Free Software is - if you don't think it's about individual rights. If your point is that there are more individual rights interests than just Free Software and you want to see those interests discussed, go ahead and begin the discussion. Just don't diss the strategy of finding respected individuals from a group to represent that group's political agenda in a case like this. It's a better strategy than complaining about the narrow mindedness of /. posters on /. .