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| DATE | 2003-02-08 |
| FROM | Bruce Perens
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Re: [fairuse] Re: E-Gov-OS conference
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On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 10:20:04PM -0500, Ruben I Safir wrote:
> It's Ruben - with no E
My apologies. Ruben.
> This is nonsense. This event is not a political afair.
Well, I'd go by the constituent list. There are representatives of the
governments of many nations coming.
> and if 1000 'stop the war' protesters
> showed up, you would be in your absolute moral, ethical and legal right to
> toss them right out.
We'd be within our rights to toss you out, too. It's true that we don't
owe anyone a podium. But we don't want to put on a one-sided program,
and chose to invite the other side to contribute 2% (this is counting
CompTIA) of the program. And that's our free speech right.
On Monday, I am flying to Holland. Their government has invested $3M
Euro in promoting use of Free Software within their own government's
operations. They want my advice.
Thus, I am running out of time for this dialogue. I have to spend some
time with my family, packing, etc. before then.
I'm willing to allow you to make fools of yourselves. I don't think it's the
best path for you to take.
Thanks
Bruce
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