[ILUG] Mother of God!

[Colm Buckley]

[originally sent off list, but I think this is factual and  
straightforward enough to be posted here]

On 14 Feb 2006, at 20:07, Paolo Marchiori wrote:

> But in the current scenario, it's MS, Google and Yahoo shareholders  
> who wins:
> Chinese people lose anyway.

I disagree.  The status quo ante was:

	* Chinese user searches on google.com for "safe" terms.
		Safe pages returned.  All is well.

	* Chinese user searches on google.com for "safe" terms.
		Unsafe pages returned by accident.
		Connection drops for ten minutes.

	* Chinese user searches on google.com for "unsafe" terms.
		Connection drops for ten minutes.

Now, the situation is:

	* Chinese user searches on google.cn for "safe" terms.
		Safe pages returned.  All is well.

	* Chinese user searches on google.cn for "safe" terms.
		Unsafe pages listed by accident.
		Unsafe pages removed by google.cn
		User is notified that pages have been removed.
		Connection is maintained.

	* Chinese user searches on google.cn for "unsafe" terms.
		Only safe pages are returned.
		User is notified that pages have been removed.
		Connection is maintained.

	* In addition, user can *still* try their luck on google.com as before.

We have not taken *anything* away from Chinese users.  We have  
provided an additional portal to them to make use of should they want  
to avoid firewall roulette.

	Colm

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