But what have you got to lose ? [LWN.net]

But what have you got to lose ?

Posted Jun 2, 2004 7:15 UTC (Wed) by guybar (guest, #798)
In reply to: An open letter from Alan Cox by steven97
Parent article: An open letter from Alan Cox

IIUC, your argument is: the EP is powerless, so there's no reason to vote.

However, you ignore the probability that the EP will gain some political clout in the future.

If the situation stays the same, the comunity's [anti-SW-patent] position didn't lose anything due to your voting. If not, then affecting its (the EP's) positions will be beneficial to the comunity's cause.

So what have you got to lose ?

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