MESSAGE
| DATE | 2004-01-26 |
| FROM | Mike Richardson - NYLXS PRESIDENT
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Response to Jay
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On Mon, 26 Jan 2004, Mike Richardson - NYLXS PRESIDENT wrote:
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> On Mon, 26 Jan 2004, Isaac Levy wrote:
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> > Hello Jay,
> >
> > Isaac from LESMUUG here.
> >
> > I don't know who you are, or what organization you represent, but I am
> > fairly displeased with your post, and would like to ask you to please
> > refrain from disrupting with these subjects any further.
> >
> > I did not get involved with this project for any of the agendas you
> > state below, and I believe you do not understand what is going on here.
> >
> > This project is an idea to fill the void that Linuxworld and Macworld
> > are leaving in NYC, with a conference. LinuxTAG is a good idea of the
> > type of event which has set the bar for us here, that seems to have
> > been widely understood Saturday, at the Three Jewels meeting.
> >
> > The conference, as I understand it, is to create an event starting in
> > and around Open Source, and to gather and focus on general technology
> > and computing; including the possibility of commercial vendors
> > supporting this greater dialogue, and to keep the tone very open,
> > friendly, and informative for all participating groups and attendees.
> > This is all that seems to be agreed upon so far- though the boundaries
> > and manifestations of this have not yet begun to be settled.
> >
> > What you have written below could be fine for your own group
> > booth/exhibit, as keeping with openness means that everyone should be
> > openly included, but I personally disagree with nearly everything you
> > posted below- as well as finding some of it fairly insulting- and
> > that's not what this all-inclusive group is about.
> >
> > The OVERALL binding of this group is NOT politics, cults, licensing,
> > music, housing, or ceramics-
> > What binds us is software and computing, and a general, positive
> > openness and willingness to simply provide a forum for all of our
> > respective groups to come together under the same roof and share. If
> > you want to promote/deal with your 'attack' agenda, you should be free
> > to do so within the constraints of where your voice manifests in the
> > final event content- same as me.
> >
> >
> > MOTION TO GROUP
> > --
> > I am only 1 member of this fledgling organization, but I seriously
> > value the possibilities of what can come of this group- and feel we all
> > do.
> >
> > I care about our collective possibilities far too much to let these
> > disruptions continue, and would like to make a motion to the group:
> >
> > + that if outbursts of this self-serving nature are to continue, that
> > whomever is repeatedly acting with these disruptive outbursts, should
> > be promptly booted from this group.
> >
> >
> > Best,
> > Isaac - LESMUUG
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jan 25, 2004, at 10:36 PM, Jay Sulzberger wrote:
> >
> > > I believe that we should aim at putting together a gathering this year.
> > >
> > > We should invite MOUSE and PerScolas and various food and ceramics and
> > > housing and music tribes and "coops" to join us.
> > >
> > > I believe the first gathering should have a limited number of points of
> > > attack.
> > >
> > > Suggested points of attack:
> > >
> > > 1. Government procurement rules, with special attention to New York
> > > City
> > > Public Schools.
> > >
> > > 2. Advantages of free software according to major cults:
> > > a. Communist
> > > b. Anarchist
> > > c. Middle of the Road Classic Soft Rock
> > > d. Puritan Extremist
> > > e. FUNKDAFUNK
> > >
> > > 3. Right to own and practical power to control the computers in our
> > > houses.
> > >
> > > 4. Radical respectability of all free software licenses, except the BSD
> > > style licenses, which are nearly OUTRIGHT GIFT DECLARATIONS and thus of
> > > such great power as to be dangerous.
> > >
> > > And we should not limit our new alliance to arranging our new
> > > gathering.
> > >
> > > oo--JS.
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> >
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