Saturday 14th / Re: [Values-ethics] Re: Talking about Values, Ethics and Netiquette - difference between 1/1 e-mails and mailing lists - tech exclusion

[VROs United World Vision Festivals]

Richard,
Tomorrow, Saturday the 14th I'll respond to your mails. Forgive me, but
there are so many to answer.
Robert

----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
Van: "Richard Stallman" <rms at gnu.org>
Aan: "VROs United World Vision Festivals" <rockproject at 6xa.nl>
CC: <values-ethics at wsis-cs.org>
Verzonden: donderdag 12 februari 2004 15:57
Onderwerp: Re: [Values-ethics] Re: Talking about Values, Ethics and
Netiquette - difference between 1/1 e-mails and mailing lists - tech
exclusion


>     Let all have broadband as soon as possible =
>     for example, a discussion point I confronted the UN with at the end of
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>     last year, that I to have confronted WSIS with through The World Forum
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>     on Communication Rights. WSIS or Stallman gave no reaction.
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> Did you specifically ask me to respond?  If so, then I apologize if I
> did not.  Please send me the proposal again, and I will comment on it.
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> In general, I think that broadband internet access is less important
> than having freedom to control our computers and cooperate in a
> community.  For instance, computer users should be free to share
> software and other interesting information.  If broadband means we can
> share files, then I might want it.  But if it is only a way to
> download movies and music in patented, secret formats, formats that
> only user-subjugating software can play, I would say "no thanks".
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