Re: <nettime> Linux wins Prix Ars due to MICROSOFT INTERVENTION

["porculus" <porculus@wanadoo.fr>]

The prizes are homage of an alive jury to alived individuals, that could
propose a possible symbol of a politic positioning of the institution that
gives the prize. More institutional and representative is this institution
more its choice make politic image for the rest of the contemporary world.
A matter of choice which have to be a kind of wish of the prefiguration
for the futures, and for the future generations a right to judge this
prejudice of their so near uncontemporaries, and their right to often
gently laugh. if an art institution would give a prize to einstein in
1913, for the alive we are, the benefice of this delivery would 'honor'
till this institution and therefore it could have to be introduced in art
history. einstein wasn't dupe with a kind of 'ho i ? i just carry the
luggage of god you know, er, thank for him'. But if it would be question
to give a prize..  after 1945 for instance.. yet i am quite sure the
explosion of the atomic bomb is one of major emotions of this century, and
who dare to say it is not shown as an aesthetical one ? whats more it's
since this time usans adore sunglasses and can't leave it. and now imagine
linux was soon adopted for on board computer and surgical bombing in my
pants ? so classy ! so no complaint for me, i wear solid police mercure
glasses and no panz too

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