[CoLoCo] Ubuntu, The DNC, and Freedom

[Ringo Kamens]

Besides any protest or political partisanship is there some other way for
the group to either participate in or make our presence known at such a
large event that rarely makes its way to Denver? And.. why wouldn't
Anarchists want Ubuntu. It's freakin ubuntu man, everybody loves it.
Comrade Ringo Kamens

Thanks, that's exactly what I'm getting at. I'm not suggesting that we have
a molotov-throwing contingent, but that we make our presence known. There
will be thousands of people here who could be using Free Software if only
they saw our booth..

On Jan 24, 2008 11:27 AM, Dave Vanderploeg <dave.vanderploeg at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Wont most of the "Anarchists" not want Ubuntu on their Mac Book's anyway?
>
> If you really thinks its a good fit you should bring a stack of CD's and
> wear a T-Shirts that says "Ask me about a Free OS" or something, just leave
> CoLoCo out of it. Mark Shuttleworth would personally beat each and every one
> of us if there's a national news story about police being injured by flying
> Ubuntu CD's.
>
> Dave
>
> On Jan 24, 2008 9:17 AM, TJ Heaney <tjheaney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My biggest concern with Ubuntu being involved with the DNC is fear of a
> > repeat of what happened at the RNC in New York (Go to www.2600.com for
> > details).
> >
> > As an individual, I would be inclined to be part of the protest,
> > however, representing Ubuntu at said protest would likely be a bad step for
> > Public Relations. Regardless of if it is true or not, many will see Ubuntu
> > as a group of Anarchist hackers (read: crackers) bent on world
> > domination(tm).
> >
> > Additionally, we would likely lose our endorsement from Canonical. If
> > memory serves me correct, I believe that there is some sort of clause that
> > prevents us from being able to use Ubuntu in relation to any political
> > issues.
> >
> > However, in the interest of maintaining a professional environment on
> > this list, I would like to point out that we are discussing politics....
> >
> >
> > TJ
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jan 24, 2008 9:05 AM, Ringo Kamens < 2600denver at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I think it's sad that people here think protest accomplishes nothing.
> > > The only thing that has ever changed the world is protest. What about
> > > Ghandi? MLK? The 60's? I agree that lots of protest is negative ie people
> > > going "stop that" and complaining without putting positive energy into a
> > > solution. During the DNC, there's goingto be a lot of positive protest where
> > > we create the better world that we believe in, if only for a few days.
> > >
> > > One of the main ideas that Ubuntu sponsors is that everybody should be
> > > able to share software and build off it, even anarchists. I think that we
> > > shouldn't exclude something because of the events political views. The facts
> > > are that a huge section of downtown is going to turn into a type of
> > > spontaneous parade thanks to the thousands of activists who will be
> > > converging on the area during the days the DNC is held here. There will be
> > > free food, transportation, love, etc. and I think there should also be free
> > > software. But if nobody wants to distribute Ubuntu with me, that's ok.
> > > Comrade Ringo Kamens
> > >
> > >
> > > On Jan 24, 2008 9:27 AM, Collins Richey <crichey at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I found this little quip in a a free-read paper at a local
> > > > restaurant
> > > > a few years back, and how true it rings!
> > > >
> > > > "The principal (only?) accomplishment of almost all organized
> > > > protests
> > > > is to irritate those who are not participating in the protest."
> > > >
> > > > The Comrades of the world may unite without me.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Collins Richey
> > > >     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
> > > >     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.
> > > >
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