On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 7:33 AM, Aaron Wolf <[email protected]> wrote:
> MIT is already being responsible and respectful now, I don't think your > petition is warranted: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21011663 > Reif's letter is a fantastic first step, but there's no reason to stop there. We aren't asking for an apology before the internal investigation is complete, but rather that the internal investigation result in an apology given that all external evidence suggests that anything less would be insulting. > > > Best, > Aaron > > -- > Aaron Wolf > wolftune.com > > > On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:45 AM, Yan Zhu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> As many of you know, open knowledge activist Aaron Swartz recently >> committed suicide while awaiting trial for using MIT's internet network >> to download a large number of academic journal articles. If convicted, he >> faced over 35 years in prison for an act that had no victims and caused no >> permanent damage. MIT has begun an investigation into its role in >> Aaron's >> case<http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/letter-on-death-of-aaron-swartz.html> >> . >> >> With the input of Aaron's brother and a couple others, I've written a >> petition to put pressure on the MIT administration to apologize for not >> defending him against an unreasonably harsh prosecution at >> http://open.scripts.mit.edu/blog/petition/. Please consider signing and >> forwarding this - it's quick and easy and will help nudge MIT in the >> direction of accountability for its (in)actions. >> >> Thanks, >> Yan >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > > -- Yan Zhu Department of Physics MIT Class of 2012 http://web.mit.edu/zyan/www/
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