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On Friday May 31, 2002 04:26, Alan Cox wrote:
> > We're trying to set up a GNOME/KDE interoperability hothouse at
> > LinuxWorld in San Francisco in August.  There are various pieces to
>
> Isn't a US show an inappropriate place to lure non US free software
> developers 8)

Just as inappropriate as a European show would be for Americans.

Americans would be unwise to visit countries that won't respect their
rights to privacy, freedom of political speech, and personal protection.

Best is just to abandon the idea that in-person meetings are appropriate
for decision making in international internet-connected projects.

- --
Neil Stevens - neil@qualityassistant.com
"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding
because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they
have not a single political argument left." - Margaret Thatcher
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