+1 Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 13, 2012, at 8:01 PM, "Mattmann, Chris A (388J)" <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 from me. > > Cheers, > Chris > > On Jan 13, 2012, at 6:43 PM, Sean Kelly wrote: > >> Colleagues: >> >> The Internet is a global resource and I'm thankful that the majority of our >> Apache and OODT users needn't put up with any of the shenanigans that the >> governments of Syria, Iran, and China employ routinely to throttle the free >> distribution of software, open exchange of ideas, and unmoderated dialog of >> critique deployed against their respective peoples. >> >> Sadly, the United States of America is considering legislation [1], [2] in >> its dual legislative houses of government that is on par with these >> oppressive regimes[3]—all in a misguided attempt to stop piracy of both >> durable and logical goods. >> >> While we are an international organization that freely distributes software >> beyond national borders, we've got to admit that the practices employed >> within the United States has global ramifications, especially since our >> software, being free and open source, enjoys a worldwide audience and runs >> the majority of the web's infrastructure. >> >> Other efforts within the Apache Software Foundation have already stepped >> forward with visible, tangible displays of their commitment against the SOPA >> and PIPA acts currently under consideration by the USA House of >> Representatives and Senate, respectively. >> >> Some of these efforts have elected to participate in an "internet strike" by >> displaying banners and/or "going dark" on the 18th of January, 2012. >> >> I would strongly urge the Object Oriented Data Technology (OODT) project of >> the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) to join in this solidarity and >> demonstrate a commitment towards the unregulated and open exchange of ideas >> that we expect on the internet. >> >> Towards that end, I propose we shutter the OODT website at >> http://oodt.apache.org/ and replace every page accessible under that domain >> with a singular white-text-on-black-background that conveys, without any >> doubt, our commitment to an open, un-regulated, free-of-government control >> internet that eschews the ideas of both SOPA and PIPA. >> >> I hope OODT will join in this protest. And, if it is at all possible, ALL of >> apache.org will follow suit. The Internet is at a vital nexus point, and we >> face an opportunity for change we dare not squander. >> >> Yours faithfully, >> Sean. >> >> >> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act >> [2] http://edrn.me/S >> [3] http://edrn.me/t >> > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. > Senior Computer Scientist > NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA > Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 > Email: [email protected] > WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department > University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >
