On Tue, 2004-10-12 at 14:59 -0600, Jarrod Major wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hey Group, > > I mentioned at the last meeting that because we are facing a municipal > election, now would be a good time to contact your Alderman and any > candidates in your ward as well as Mayor Bronconnier and all the candidates > for Mayor and ask them pointed questions on their stance on Linux and Free/ > Open Source Software. > > Getting Municipalities behind the use and promotion of this software would be > highly beneficial to our cause. Use this opportunity to vote based on things > you hold dear. If you have never contacted your Alderman, now is the time to > do so. The Municipal elections are next Monday, October 18th. Please take the > time to find out what these people feel about your issues and vote > accordingly. They will be governing our city for the next four (?) years. > > It also wouldn't hurt to talk to the candidates for School Trustees as this is > another area of opportunity for Linux and FOSS. It's an uphill battle but > every voice counts, especially at election time. Uphill doesn't do it justice. > > I was asked to clarify my request after the meeting by one of the gentlemen in > attendance. It is simple, if we want to try to advocate the use of Linux and > Free/Open Source software, what better way than exercising our voice to those > people who directly govern us, our own city's Council and Mayor. At the very > least you can feel proud that you have spoken your piece and made an informed > decision. > > I do realize that there are many more issues that are more important than the > use of Linux and FOSS and people wanting to address those concerns should do > so. I was just trying to throw another one into the mix. > As far as municipal issues go, FOSS is fairly high on the list. It's not like any given candidate is NOT going to support something the city really needs anyway. > - -- > Jarrod Major > GPG Fingerprint: FA4A 1EA3 A0EE A842 07BB 804C 0090 14F6 BE6E DE3D > Registered Linux User: #224211 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iQCVAwUBQWxFuACQFPa+bt49AQKA1gP+I/+yuUk/6QLwxmQ2uJYjzs16kRHajSNY > gqzNKcjfGNp7bTlQrQeGcrEbij4f5dG1Oo5FNIwIJ/AReyrHaV8JD9mFtbuJ8M5p > CYb81EKJKBmuavNdoTQdFpHa4u5IPlGYqEZrPXORECu7Nuddi3RQqrXId6jRz8dq > Ga4VSv8XNUI= > =qY9b > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying
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