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The Microsoft-Dilemma: Europe as a Software Colony | Reveals the backdoor deals Microsoft uses to maintain their monopoly, and how the conservative Gov in Munich destroyed the LiMux project. (kolektiva.media)

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The LiMux Munich segment is at 17:47

Original German Translation available here.

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It really is a shame how spineless european politicians are, to not give Edward Snowden protection in europe. I bet a whole bunch of politicians are happy that he faded out of the collective mind, so they don't have defend their indefensible standpoint of not giving Snowden amnesty.

It also sucks that there is no recourse against politicians that are clearly biased in their decisionmaking.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If he had citizenship in a EU country he would be safe. EU countries don't extradite EU citizens to the US. It would be a whole can of political worms to not extradite a US citizen to the US.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I know that it is a can of worms politically, but now the man the whole world owes the wake-up call that were his leaks to, is forced to live under Putin.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

Estonia sometimes gives out honorary citizenship for some stuff and if it was up to me one would go to Snowden. I have doubts that Russia would let him go at this point though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

It was a wake up call for average people, I think less so for leaders of governments with their own intelligence agencies (regardless of public comments).

Not many going to jeopardize a close political relationship over that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

His flight to the USA for extradition would be safe. Julian Assange is also just lucky that he won't be extradited. Especially as you shouldn't forget 5/9/14 eyes, for example. But Snowden wouldn't be 1 day safe in europe