On 24 January 2012 13:15, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 24 January 2012 12:57, Heiki "Repentinus" Ojasild repentinus@fsfe.org wrote:
Proposing censorship in the name of freedom seems a bit... unconventional, do you not think so? Of course, freedom from proprietary materials would be nice, but ultimately the decision should be left to the citizens: either they do not use proprietary materials or they get rid of the copyright laws. Censorship would cause only extra problems.
This is what I get for not flagging a joke. In English, "a modest proposal" is a phrase that conventionally introduces a straight-faced Juvenal-style satire. The usage comes from a famous essay by Jonathan Swift:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal
My apologies to non-native speakers confused by my post :-)
- d.
I feel so foolish right now. :-( By the way, is the Swift's work any good?