[Wolves] activists linux...

[Helen Randle]

> From: "Lee Jordan" <leej80@hotmail.com>
> To: <wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Wolves] activists linux...
> Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:13:21 +0100
> Reply-To: wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk
> 
> *standing up to be counted into the not going list*
> 
> Very interesting discussion though. About capitalisim and all, people are
> waking up to the dangers, people are becoming aware of the powers in the
> world, which doesn't mean that the world will suddenly change or get
> better,
> but then some protests and efforts to excercise freedom of speech get
> negative press or no press at all. Every little helps as they say
> ..........
> don't tell Tesco I said that, I can't afford that kind of thing). In terms
> of Linux then advocacy and demonstration is key. I agree with Jono in
> terms
> of we can't go shouting from the rooftops that Linux is better and M$ are,
> well what they are. Think of the people on the streets who shout "freedom
> for Palistine" when they are a lone figure, not part of an organisation or
> anti war movement, do they get taken seriously? Way back in the day we did
> a
> Demo Day round Birmingham city center on the launch of some Win/OS, some
> people got what we were talking about, others just took the SuSE CD :)
> 
> Good book to read, I wouldn't mind getting a copy myself .... "Everything
> you know is wrong".
> 
> Ideal world: We have enough skills in the LUG to edit and produce an
> information pack that we could tout around local schools and and
> buisnesses
> or nationaly through PDF downloads on a website posters etc etc. Joe
> Public
> will be unwilling to make the switch because they get their software for
> free or at low cost through piracy so therefore we should be targeting
> smaller to medium sized companies, schools and charites. The only thing
> would be cost of production and the effort made dispite LUG apathy and
> getting major companies involved. If we could somehow get the backing of
> local MP's that would be a start. Team up with the Uni ..... argh! Use the
> Internet to gain community exposure and local news for press coverage and
> we
> have the seeds of our tiny contribution. I know many network or IT support
> staff in education situations know what Linux is and know all about
> windows
> being so leaky but their job is to look after NT servers and machines,
> like
> many of us we are enslaved to Windows at work. The likes of Dixons just
> won't listen, just as Starbucks might not push fair trade coffee unless
> people stopped going into thier coffee houses. Our way of thinking is
> sometimes on the verge of being quashed or ignored ...... example world
> wide
> protests on one single day against war on Iraq, Mayday and WTO protests, I
> do though condem to hell the actions of the people intent on fighting
> violent idealogies and practices with further non-needed violence.
> 
> What ever we do, has to be low maintinance, because it's our free time at
> the end of the day, but it can't be a few of us doing it, everyone has
> something to offer .......
> 

Isn't Wolverhampton campaigning to be a fairtrade city? I thought I read
someting about it a while ago. Could we not use that to help??

Helen

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