[OT] TV, Internet, and Democracy

[JoeHill]

Jamon Camisso left a post-it on the fridge:

> Evan Leibovitch wrote:

> > For example: there's some important research to be done in finding out
> > who the right people are in governments (city, regional and Queen's
> > Park) considered experts (or decision makers) regarding issues of public
> > IT policy, and especially in education where a number of jurisdictions
> > around the world are introducing FOSS. Not just elected officials, but
> > also senior bureaucrats. And then we need to talk to them.
> > 
> > A few months ago, CLUE's Russell McOrmond sent an information package to
> > each MP educating them on open source, and related policy regarding IT
> > procurement, "piracy", software patents etc. It would be great to be
> > able to attempt this at a more local level, but it needs energy and
> > bodies. This is the kind of work that doesn't get someone mentioned on
> > Digg or Slashdot, but quietly goes a long way towards elevating FOSS
> > from novelty to mainstream to preference.
> > 
> > I'm _not_ saying that stunts are bad, just that they're spectacularly
> > ineffective and inefficient _if_ that tactic is the only dimension to
> > our advocacy. There's plenty of work to do, it just needs people with
> > the energy and cycles to keep it going.  
> 
> So what are we doing for linuxinthepark 2007 this year then? Geek 
> love-in or public outdoor tech advocacy love-in.

Was just picturing 'senior bureacrats' and 'love-in'. I feel psychicly violated.

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