First let me apologize for cross-posting, not something that I usually do. The FSF is organizing a campaign in the US to protest ACTA which will limit free software. I am not an American, so am forwarding this on to Americans here on their behalf. You can act or not as you choose. The details are in their article. I will not want to get into a long discussion on it. This is for your information only.
ACTA has been done in secret by government and industry with no outside input and leaks have revealed that what they are trying to do is not good for users. If you are not sure what ACTA is about then you can Google it and you will find much information. There are campaigns against it all over the world. Now it is the US's turn. I have posted this in the hopes that people will at least think about the larger issues because a culture of software freedom is essential for Linux to to survive. The FSF is on the forefront, but they cannot do it alone, hence the appeal. If you are in another country, perhaps you can Google ACTA and your country's name. Although it is potentially a hot topic, I hope the moderators will allow this information to be posted so that users can at least be informed. http://www.fsf.org/news/ustr-acta-action Thanks, Roy Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit Location: Canada ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
