-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/22/2012 02:02 PM, Uncle Zzzen wrote: > +1 Best case scenario they still won't be open source, so what do > we expect from them really, good intentions? >
You don't expect anything from Skype but such a letter would be a tool toward raising consciousness among all kinds of organizations and movements -- e.g. movements of people of color in the U.S. -- who depend on Skype as a primary tool for conducting organizing and political work. In fact, not only do the leaders of many of these organizations use Skype, they would choose it over any FOSS alternative. Letters like this may seem a waste of time because the company's not listening but I think it's important to let people who use this thing know what perspectives and attitudes drive its development. May First/People Link would unquestionably be interested in signing on. Abrazos, Alfredo > > On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 11:44 PM, Rich Kulawiec <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 12:23:30PM +0200, Nadim Kobeissi wrote: >>> Isn't it time for an open letter regarding Skype? >> >> No. >> >> Not that I disagree with your concerns or anything like that: >> they're valid. >> >> But because there is absolutely no reason to expect truthful and >> complete answers from Skype. >> >> In fact, there are many reasons to expect lies and incomplete >> answers, because it's clearly in their self-interest to provide >> them and because there are no negative consequences for them if >> they do. >> >> Thus no matter how well-phrased and well-intentioned such a >> letter is, the best possible result (a response from Skype) is >> still operationally useless, no matter what it says. >> >> ---rsk -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech >> > > > > -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech - -- Co-Chair, Leadership Committee May First/People Link https://mayfirst.org My Blog http://www.alfredolopez.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJQ1hiJAAoJEDWfIjs2VOOX53oP/izvq5lfifQFNY9+5+tv3Fxh hRclDl6pYxxHrAiTzajxgHCeTCzTjJNhh5gxEtFk9kARP2YJL9JPeh06eCAXeJYO 3/riUVvsAlPz1xNWxnowi6ywpD4DYUAdldvvWvjEa3Vst1qURu2yEU0IF0rgaL0b e+9blvsyFomc7FNGGiuvXEpRh4PZE9ibZesGKy90ZN1hLMMfiGD2+OZHOQkW1ZDH jMhSO76CTNQzeP2E43ZdP/145iTSMTTZoNBROUPMFDE4Ip+hmSNPvhrCjK/VbIhz KRbfuK22AA/bluWG7/kem6YlL55lSk5cFszl8eTefE9kHmXlpINjxk1F9ikKEr7x f0cnYpDAjkgUR2uXTalG504V04vI/XlTKJx2s8Zh4g3E/yBHHVqVu06MkVh8XjUe l3aYtxipSTZhYc5xzrzU62nUyCMrTY6PIl9gO/+9UBX3dmnQIgqQ7Mq6Qu9LM3+O Ws+cr42xEdhJ9V/iqLQxBI8lYKhagjJTmEO+QG3rd4IEohNR4O18PuaCwyX5ZYFX AZRmRrv4fDYOIrsaBKxYCSwNh3FnQ3GLtEHVMXhzLcBcuhab+wrOu5gBAgR45PQY Ww0NL4P1YRMRZByS5Lo61k4Z0EFiDHJCYj7hdIGikNlOr9osxAFCojUTPanIwOjq iRJZRaS0EYcSyifQniiw =/6+J -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
