This has been sorely needed for a long time. The EFF is best at defending geeks in court, but the EFF has not been effective at lobbying on Capitol Hill.
I've sent in my $25 bux. Pass this on to any free|open source software advocates you know. John Hebert http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/04/08/1511247.shtml Monday April 08, 2002 - [ 04:10 PM GMT ] - By Grant Gross - Two veteran Linux advocates are planning, with help from community donations, to send a "dream team" of technology activists to Washington, D.C., to counter the big-budget lobbying efforts of Microsoft and the entertainment industry and to fight legislation that threatens the Open Source and Free Software movements. Jeff Gerhardt, host of the Linux Show, and Doc Searls, senior editor of Linux Journal , are beginning to solicit donations for a lobbying effort -- representing the Open Source/Free Software communities and the wider technology user community -- to target movers and shakers in Washington. The American Open Technology Consortium would concentrate on fighting legislation such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the proposed Consumer Broadband and Television Promotion Act [formerly the SSSCA] and on offering a counter view to the Bush administration Justice Department "creating an atmosphere and opportunity for Microsoft to walk away" from major antitrust penalties, according to the consortium supporting document. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
