echodot@feddit.uk 23 hours ago
I hope the wording of the petition is very clear. The last time this was brought up in the UK the government of the time basically just brushed it off by intentionally misunderstanding the petition. You can’t give them any leeway to do that this time.
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 21 hours ago
I suspect they would’ve brushed it off regardless, they didn’t want to deal with it. There’s another 100k UK petition that would force them to re-look at it with more depth which is also ending quite soon.
echodot@feddit.uk 19 hours ago
Yes I’ve already signed it, and I signed the original. Although even back then I suspected that the petition was simultaneously too vague and too specific.
It was vague in that it didn’t really explain what it was asking to happen, and didn’t really make the distinction between a product being technically still functional and a product not working because the servers have shut down. While at the same time being too specifically focused on games rather than server run software in general. What happens if Adobe goes down, does everyone lose access to photoshop?
I just feel that this has a better chance of succeeding if they were to de-emphasize the games aspect, and allow politicians the wiggle run to focus on the corporate business side of things.
kazerniel@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Can you link to that other UK petition too pls? :)
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 19 hours ago
Already included at the bottom of the text body of the post ^^
kazerniel@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Ah sorry I misunderstood your comment then, I thought there was another one besides that.