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Dr. Muguet,<br>
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I was aware of the criticism from various places of Dr. Cogburn's
offer, which<br>
I think was unfortunate; however, now that you admit it, I <br>
think this action was unconscionable and demonstrates a fundamental lack<br>
of understanding of the priorities around activism AND of software
development issues.<br>
<br>
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0. I don't think anyone here is against the idea of using solutions
that <br>
are universally inclusive. <br>
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1. The class of software of which we speak is complex and costly to
implement<br>
relative to almost all but the open source kernels that *some* WSIS
activists use.<br>
Thus, it is not surprising that equivalent free or shareware
versions are not yet available.<br>
Even if this were not the case, your actions were inexcusable given
(3) and (4) below.<br>
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2. Given (1), our more immediate priority was/is that of creating
spaces where effective<br>
work can be done.<br>
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3. The solution offered by Dr. Cogburn **did**, as I recall, include
free access to <br>
the client software.<br>
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4. Further, the client software had ports to Linux, Mac, and Windows
and the server<br>
hosting costs were to be borne by Syracuse and Dr. Cogburn without
any explicit product endorsements. <br>
What more could any serious activist ask for given (1)?<br>
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<br>
Those of us here who hold the long view of pursuing just and productive
outcomes<br>
for WSIS and related processes should head off this kind of
obstructionism in the future.<br>
<br>
WJM<br>
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Milton Mueller wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">You hate me because I prevented the implementation of the
non inclusive solution of your fellow colleague Derek from Syracuse
University like you. I appreciate and I share the enthusiasm of Derek
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<pre wrap="">concerning the use of Virtual Conferencing tools but not at any cost,
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