OVH threatens to leave if latest French surveillance law passes

Re:OVH threatens to leave if latest French surveillance law ... by afandian on Wednesday April 15, 2015 @05:21AM (#9379770)

I saw the hashtag #ni-pigeons-ni-espions. What does 'pigeons' mean in English (beyond 'pigeons')?

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Re:OVH threatens to leave if latest French surveillance law ... by foobarge on Wednesday April 15, 2015 @05:24AM (#9379781)

Pigeons get plucked. The sentence roughly translates into "Neither fools nor spies.".

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Re:OVH threatens to leave if latest French surveillance law ... by b4stien on Wednesday April 15, 2015 @05:27AM (#9379790)

In this context it means "a naive person or a dupe willing to accept everything".

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Re:OVH threatens to leave if latest French surveillance law ... by mercurial on Wednesday April 15, 2015 @06:08AM (#9379922)

A pigeon is a naive person being conned. It probably refers to the "pigeons" movement of French entrepreneurs opposed to taxes on sales of companies.

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Re:OVH threatens to leave if latest French surveillance law ... by rakoo on Wednesday April 15, 2015 @11:56AM (#9381817)

"pigeon" is widely used, and the movement of entrepreneurs used this word specifically because of its already-existing meaning.

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Re:OVH threatens to leave if latest French surveillance law ... by maz-dev on Wednesday April 15, 2015 @05:25AM (#9379783)

It means "sucker" or "dupe".

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Re:OVH threatens to leave if latest French surveillance law ... by linschn on Wednesday April 15, 2015 @05:24AM (#9379780)

Sucker ? One who is being conned.

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Re:OVH threatens to leave if latest French surveillance law ... by foobarge on Wednesday April 15, 2015 @05:25AM (#9379787)

Sucker's better: Neither suckers nor spies.

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