This thread is getting quite off-topic now. Lets end this particular sub-topic here. I'm sure if there's a Moroccan bid for '10 or '11, the board of the time will consider it on fair grounds. That's all that matters.
behdad On Thu, 2008-04-24 at 00:18 +0200, Ali Sabil wrote: > On 4/23/08, BJörn Lindqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I fully agree. We think that the actions of the gnome foundation has a > > profound impact on the world, that the choice of venue is important. > > That holding the conference in morocco lends the moroccian *regime* > > credibility it does not deserve. > > > Wouldn't you be just spreading some kind of FUD ? What do you know > about the Moroccan (not moroccian) regime and history ? What did the > Moroccan people did to you ? Did you ever think that you should stop > trying to keep the freedom for yourself and start sharing it with > those who may not have it ? > > Maybe should you rethink your "We are the good guys, they are the ugly > guys" kind of mentality ? > > Respectfully, > > -- > Ali > > > > > 2008/4/22, Behdad Esfahbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On Tue, 2008-04-22 at 19:03 +0000, BJörn Lindqvist wrote: > > > > On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Behdad Esfahbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > About GUADEC out of Europe, that's fine as long as the place is Ok > > for > > > > > travel. Bangalore has the same problem that US has. Too far... > > That > > > > > said, I love to see GUADEC '11 in Morocco for example... > > > > > > > > I wouldn't. GNOME is all about creating more freedom, Morocco is all > > > > about taking away those freedoms. It would seem weird if the > > > > conference was hosted in a country so diametrically opposed to what > > > > GNOME stands for. That and the burning summer heat. :) > > > > > > GNOME is People. Do you have any evidence that the Moroccan *people* > > > are opposed to the values GNOME stands for? We think we in GNOME have a > > > great thing to offer, and any person on this planet deserves being part > > > of this the same as any other one. "Those people have an oppressing > > > regime, ignore them" is not a really compelling idea to me. > > > > > > -- > > > behdad > > > http://behdad.org/ > > > > > > "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little > > > Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." > > > -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > mvh Björn > > > > _______________________________________________ > > foundation-list mailing list > > foundation-list@gnome.org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list > > -- behdad http://behdad.org/ "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list