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| DATE | 2007-10-14 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Freedom-IT Preliminary Call for Papers
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On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 09:13:43PM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
> The term "paper" usually implies a study of a factual topic. If you
> set up reasonable criteria for papers (studies of factual topics), you
> may get a sufficient number of good studies of relevant factual topics.
> And yet the whole thing may be totally devoid of political or ethical
> concern, and may tend to frame the issue as merely a practical
> or technical one.
>
> I don't think that is a good outcome. Do you agree?
> If so, a plan is needed for avoiding it.
I'm not prone to think of seperating into two distinct tracts because
people pick and chose, and chose not to use listen to the political stuff.
We generally do a good job of not overlooking the political of the technical.
What do you have exactly in mind?
Ruben
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"> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be damned.<
You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have been attacted at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt. I guess you missed that one."
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