On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 3:12 PM Nuritzi Sanchez <[email protected]> wrote:
> Would we promote this article on GNOME social media? It wouldn't be an > official statement, but we could say something like "Read about how Net > Neutrality might affect FLOSS projects like GNOME and how you can help > [insert link to article]." > > Thoughts? > > Absolutely!! sri Best, > Nuritzi > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Molly de Blanc <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 12:58 PM > Subject: [Foundations] Net neutrality for FLOSS > To: [email protected] > > > Hi! > > With net neutrality in the United States being at such immediate risk, > we (at the FSF) have been talking about the relationship between net > neutrality and user freedom, free software projects, and organizations. > > A significant number of project contributors live in the United > States.[1] That map is, admittedly, a little outdated, but it provides a > powerful (IMO) visual that demonstrates the sheer volume of > contributions that come out of the US. (Yeah, I know github isn't the > best dataset to try and capture a full picture, but it's an easy one. :P) > > [1]: http://davidfischer.github.io/gdc2/#languages/All > > Especially looking at ISP offerings of limited internet services (i.e. > lower user pricing for access to only certain websites/services) and > paid fast lanes for those hosting, we're looking at a serious threat to > people making their first contributions; starting, launching, and > sharing projects; the ongoing and growing success of projects and web > services; and our organizations as well. > > If you haven't already, I hope you'll think about reaching out to your > members, communities, and people about the upcoming decision on whether > the FCC will gut the Title II classification that is the closest thing > we have to net neutrality protection in the US. > > While I'm not sending this email as a representative of the FSF, I did > write this thing there[2], highlighting some of the actions people can > take. > > [2]: http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/take-action-for-net-neutrality > > Cheers, > M. > _______________________________________________ > foundations mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/foundations > > > ............................................................ > ................. > > *Nuritzi Sanchez* | +1.650.218.7388 | Endless <http://endlessm.com/> > _______________________________________________ > engagement-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/engagement-list >
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