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| DATE | 2003-02-11 |
| FROM | Dave Williams
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Re: eGovOS conference in D.C.
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Fair enough. I guess that the heart of the issue is the fact that Mr.
Stanco isn't actually running an advocacy event, just something that
looks a lot like one. Of course there will be plenty of people who get
a lot of value out of it, regardless.
I sympathize with the frustration people feel when they commit to a
movement that is so amenable to misinterpretation and revision. Not to
mention so difficult to adequately fund or represent! Maybe I should
look at the big picture and be thankful that it is making any inroads at
all.
Still, I think there is a lot of hubris involved when people start
toying around with large predatory monopolies. If you spend a lot of
time in the rarefied air of DC you could get an inflated opinion of your
political skills, and if people don't realize that MS has a culture of
competition and victory-at-all-costs by this point they are asking for
trouble. The fallout of such self-indulgent miscalculations won't be
pretty.
On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 20:04, Bradley M. Kuhn wrote:
> I agree that this vigilance is necessary and must happen. However, it is
> my personal belief that showing up at an event, and being a respectful
> participant, to speak about how our dedication to those principles and how
> Matusow and others work against them is precisely the way to be vigilant.
>
> Stanco doesn't run advocacy events anymore. That's upsetting and
> disheartening. But it's reality. Given that reality, we should use these
> "both sides allowed" events he now does run to get our vigilance across to
> as many people as we can.
>
> If someone gives you a pulpit to spread your beliefs, use it!
>
> -- bkuhn (speaking for himself, not his employer)
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