On Thu, 19 May 2005, Carl Cerecke wrote:
I just got an email reply from Bernie today. He is very receptive towards open source. A quote: "... open source is the real way to go. And it will happen some day."
Careful how you ask a politician a question, they go nowhere, do nothing, with out a wet finger in the wind. They Watch people.
So if, at an Open Source organized meeting, wearing a Penguin label button, you say, "I'm Carl from the Canterbury Linux User Group, what is your opinion of Open Source and the American patent monopoly?"
The answer is going to be a stream of words with the following warm feelings embedded in the flow... "...Carl (Warm Smile)... Canterbury (lovely place, sheep)... Linux, very good thing, sheep,... endangered Blue Penguins, nice like sheep....America...motherhood apple pie mutton... patent...... monopoly good game but lets just keep it a game, sheep..."
Which politician is going to come to a Open Source set up meeting with wearing Jack Boots and let his true colours fly?
Rather look at campaign funding records or...
Rather go to an Auckland Chamber of Commerce meeting, wear a dark (expensive) suit and a Microsoft lapel button.
Phrase your question like, "Hi, I'm representing a consortium of software manufacturers and am concerned about the economic impact of NZ's patent legislation..."
Take care to been Frowning or looking Smug at various words in the stream of words. For example Frown at the word Open and Look a bit smug at words like ownership, property, etc.
John Carter Phone : (64)(3) 358 6639 Tait Electronics Fax : (64)(3) 359 4632 PO Box 1645 Christchurch Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] New Zealand
We all live but seconds away from pain and death, yet we live as though it wasn't even possible.
We are but one person amongst 6 billion, yet we live as though we, personally, matter.
So, as you were saying... how real did you want me to get?
