I gave up half-way through as well. The news content isn't all that exciting either. Lobbying groups have pressured for laws against open software before and they have tried to undermine public open source initiatives regularly. Microsoft is especially egregious at this, we knew that for some time now as well.
On the other hand, this underscores an important point (assuming we're all on the same page here, being pro OS and all): our interest groups are in need of support. Make donations to the EFF or the CCC, and get involved in their activities.
Our freedom is at stake. And that's not some empty piece of rhetoric either, because important battles have already been lost or are currently in the process of going badly.
Incidently, a group of hackers/ciphergeeks and I spend a month writing a letter to the EFF to accept bitcoins. The EFF will most likely to liquidate it for US dollars and then add info on 'way to help' page on donating bitcoin to the EFF.
We achieved our primary objective of promoting bitcoins. Now, Computer Chaos Club is probably our next target.
We understood that the bitcoin network would probably be targeted by people hostile to liberty in the future when it is more popular.
Even with NoScript, Ghostery, AdBlock, Flashblock and Beef Taco installed, it still takes forever to load/render. Possibly the worse example of this type of site I've seen.
"According to Wikileaks has leaked this file because it is important to make public policy is influenced by pressure groups, and for the record of what is happening in the European Commission."
