To the barricades!
Yes, as Tateru reported today, I am joining Gwyn’s blog strike, along with Rheta, Codie, Tao, and hopefully many others. While I lack the means to remove all my content temporarily like other bloggers are apparently doing, I won’t be posting anything new for the next three days.
I had planned on posting this announcement earlier in the day, because now I guess I’m technically announcing my participation in the strike in the middle of the strike. But there were costumes to be obtained! Songs to be written! Coffee to be downed!
In all fairness, I think some recent statements made by the Lindens have hinted at the fact that Linden Lab isn't going to enforce the Terms of Service against bloggers for not following the trademark guidelines on their externally hosted sites. I’d planned on posting a summary of these comments here, but never got around to it. (Oh well, guess I can’t now. Strike! Strike!) I’ll try and go back and review what’s been said so I can summarize it into a (hopefully coherent) post when I get back.
After the jump, a little musical interlude to entertain you in my absence.
Because every revolution needs a jingle, I’ve written up a little strike anthem, to the tune of “Do you hear the people sing?” from Les Miserables. (Click here if you need to hear the original tune.) But first, period costumes!
Reluctantly laying down their pens?
It is the striking of the authors
Who refuse to use “TM”!
To the silence of our keys
These guidelines will succumb
We’ll make them hear our pleas
When tomorrow comes!
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will refuse to blog, like me?
Until a Linden will renounce
This new branding policy?
Then join in our fight
That will give us the right to be free!
Do you see the bloggers strike?
Reluctantly laying down the pen?
It is the striking of the authors
Who refuse to use “TM”!
To the silence of our keys
These guidelines will succumb
We’ll make them hear our pleas
When tomorrow comes!
April 15, 2008 7:48 PM
Glad you made it (eventually), and I must say that both the outfit and the song more than make up for being slightly late :) Welcome on that mound of cobblestones, it's shaky, but it's ours.