[GLLUG] War stuff

[Jason Clifford]

On Tue, 18 Mar 2003, Steve Cobrin wrote:

> Both personally and as one of the GLLUG organisers, I fully agree with 
> the below sentiment.
> 
> > Please if you are going on any political marches not directly
> > connected to Free Software, do not bring Free Software or GLLUG into
> > it. Please keep GLLUG for Linux/Unix/Free/Open Source issues.
> >
> > It is in people's nature to make sweeping generalisations about
> > groups of people. Please do not give them ammunition to further
> > pigeon-hole the users, supporters and developers of Free and Open
> > Source Software.

In what respect?

Are you stating that as a GLLUG organiser you want those of us who are 
discussing aspects of the current US/UK agression against iraq and trying 
to arrange our involvement in any protests to stay off list or just that 
you'd like us not to identify our political position in this respect with 
our being Free Software advocates?

For myself I can see the sence in the latter however the former would seem 
to indicate that only "approved" discussions are allowed which doesn't 
seem to me a good thing.

Jason Clifford
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