On-topic... sorta

[psema4]

The recent thread, and subsequent confusion, on *TLUG's involvement in
Linux World / Network World 2006 reminds me very much of the ongoing
battles for copyright, intellectual property, and control of the
internet (DNS).

No matter which perspective one looks from, the public has become a
seething massive community.  If you'd like to break that view down
into disparate communities that's fine - just remember there's plenty
o' cross-talk.  ;-)

F/loss, including Linux, has at it's very heart a truly important
concept - one that a great many people are familiar with.  Freedom.

While I'm not very good at communicating my thoughts, I see this as
very important - for all communities.

DANIEL WEINTRAUB: U.N. moving to curb free expression

"The rationale for this policy turns logic on its head. Canada's
Heritage Minister Liza Frulla said her government's efforts are driven
by an "unshakeable commitment" to protect and promote Canada's
cultural diversity. But to Frulla, protecting cultural diversity seems
to mean exposing her nation's people to less culture, not more.

"We have to be able to identify ourselves as Canadians, to be able to
present ourselves and to be able to sustain our creativity," Frulla
said recently on the Canadian Broadcasting Co. "This is a fundamental
right."

Indeed, it is the fundamental right of any Canadian, or anybody
anywhere, to present his or her culture and sustain his or her
creativity. But governments have no right to step in and make those
judgments on behalf of free people. Under such a policy, the Canadian
who sees herself as a citizen of the world and wants to be exposed to
as many different cultural expressions as possible, even American, is
simply out of luck."

http://www.modbee.com/24hour/opinions/story/2837286p-11494822c.html

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