Johan, >And sometimes they listen very selectively... :)
Indeed ;) >The tricky ones are the ones where the views of the community >and the views of (some) governments are in conflict, and >activism, rather than education, is what is needed. In that >case we need to be very clear about who represents whom. That's a good point. And I recognize it's difficult to talk about either politics or mobilization in a constructive way when there is no single or set position, one way or another. -Michael On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 4:37 PM, Johan Helsingius <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael, > > > Of course, this incites a point of frustration for > > some in the technical community in that it seems government reps don't > > always (or sometimes) listen. > > And sometimes they listen very selectively... :) > > > The good question to brainstorm is what can we as a community do to help > > politicians and others in government better understand the technology or > > at the very least, take part in the discussions and listen to the > > community's point of view? > > The tricky ones are the ones where the views of the community > and the views of (some) governments are in conflict, and > activism, rather than education, is what is needed. In that > case we need to be very clear about who represents whom. > > Julf > > >
