While I know how keen you are NOT to bring partisan politics into the list, I think we all agree that MLUG is not just a technical forum, but also an activist group promoting an idea. To promote an idea you have to touch politics. Unfortunately it seems that in Malta all politics has to be partisan :-( I think as long as we keep strictly on subject, and civil, it is a good thing to make it clear and public which personalities share our ideas, and who does not.
There are people who "get it:" on both sides of parliament, but unfortounatly I get the feeling that most just don't have an opinion. In this sense I think any news of any local personality voicing an opinion is important for us. Philip 2008/6/11 Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > While I'm not too keen on bringing partisan politics into the list, as far > as Linux / OSS / Software Patents are concerned, I think that the new MLP > leader is good news. When the European Parliament was voting on software > patents I had written to all Maltese MEPs to explain our position and he had > taken quite an interest. Ultimately the whole PES voted against software > patents, but I had the feeling that he would have done that anyway. Here's > hoping... > > -- > Ramon Casha > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > _______________________________________________ MLUG-list mailing list [email protected] http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list
