How the Catalan government uses IPFS to sidestep Spain's legal block

Re:How the Catalan government uses IPFS to sidestep Spain's ... by jopsen on Friday September 29, 2017 @04:07PM (#15368688)

At first yeah, I'm surprised too.

Is the Catalan government a private organization? Or is it technically a part of the Spanish state.

Private organizations can organize, fund, and promote whatever referendums they want. And the Spanish govt. would just say they don't recognize the result.

But if the organizer is not a private organization, but instead a public institution, then it's likely abuse of authority and funds.

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Re:How the Catalan government uses IPFS to sidestep Spain's ... by teknopaul on Saturday September 30, 2017 @09:03AM (#15372667)

Spain has a constitution, trying to break it up is not "constitutional", even if you do it from Madrid. Saying that without taking sides. Its not a public/private debate, its all very much public. If you play divide and conquer long enough you end up on your own.

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Re:How the Catalan government uses IPFS to sidestep Spain's ... by icebraining on Friday September 29, 2017 @06:03PM (#15369638)

The Catalan government is the government of the autonomous region of Catalonia. So, I'd say "neither". They are a public institution, but their authority comes from the people, not from the central state.

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Re:How the Catalan government uses IPFS to sidestep Spain's ... by NetStrikeForce on Friday September 29, 2017 @08:40PM (#15370445)

Sadly, Spain and many Spaniards can't see that. They keep claiming Spain "owns" Catalonia and also claim Catalan Devolution only exists because they "allow it"

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