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| DATE | 2003-08-22 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] [GeoBear@geobop.com: Freedomware Campaign]
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----- Forwarded message from David Blomstrom -----
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Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 21:11:10 -0700
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From: David Blomstrom
Subject: Freedomware Campaign
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I'm running for public office in Seattle and am making open-source software
a campaign issue. Amazingly, I haven't learned of any other candidate in
the U.S. who is promoting "freedomware." The only other open-source
candidate I know of is a man running for office in Spain.
My technical knowledge of open-source is very weak, but I appreciate the
social and political potential. It seems like most Linux buffs are just the
opposite, but I know there must be some activists out there. One of my
goals is to encourage more people to run for office in 2004 and subsequent
years, promoting freedomware as an alternative to corporate corruption,
Microsoft spyware and U.S. unilateralism. (However, I hope they promote
some additional issues besides!)
Sure, Linux may eventually triumph over Microsoft, but why not make it
happen in three years instead of ten, at the same time raising the public's
awareness of a variety of issues affecting computer industry, the Internet
and Big Brother?
Accordingly, I have two requests:
1. Please inform of any other individuals you know who are currently
running for public office and making open-source software a campaign issue,
or who are interested in doing so in the future.
2. Help me publicize my campaign, by sharing this e-mail with your
newsgroup or linking to my website(s). My campaign website (my first
website hosted on a Linux server) is at http://www.seaschools.org/ The
Freedomware page is at http://campaign.seaschools.org/freedomware/ (Feel
free to notify me of errors or offer ideas or opinions; I plan on revising
the entire site soon.)
My primary website is at http://www.geobop.com/ The inner design is
technically flawed, but I've been working on a massive revision for more
than a year. I will soon have as many as a dozen websites, all hosted on
Linux servers and promoting Linux and Mozilla.
Most people consider my brand of politics too hostile, but I view it as a
form of accountability for corrupt politicians and a strike against the
phony civility that has turned American politics into such a sham. I'm
especially searching for open-source advocates who have some experience
with politics or the media and therefore know what it's all about.
I'm also making George W. Bush a campaign issue and have the most
provocative anti-Bush website in the Pacific Northwest. (One ISP even
pulled the plug, falsely claiming it violated the Patriot Act!) Yet the
local media won't even mention my name - even though Bush is visiting
Seattle at this very moment! Of course, living in Bill Gates' backyard
doesn't help.
Thank you.
David Blomstrom GeoBear-at-geobop.com
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