Re: [Fsfe-uk] Stalls at Marxism 2003

[Ramanan Selvaratnam]

North London John wrote:

> > Maybe more information and  introductory leaflets stating our 
> > position as purely software freedom related is needed.
> > In fact there are other resources dedicated to marxist free software 
> > campaigners to avoid some of the common misunderstandings we might 
> > have experienced in the past (ie, point away for any party political 
> > animal who misses the point).
>
> I thought there was a lack of marxist free software resources? Could 
> you post details/urls/etc? 

Oekonux ("Linux Economy") list has a link here
<http://www.oekonux.org/list-en/archive/msg00423.html>
which might lead to something useful for Marxists.
There is a link to an interesting thought provoking image too.

> (On a tangent, the party conference season will be here in a few 
> months - it's not too early to consider attending those.) 

I do not think any organised  party political event will welcome a table 
from us. My suspicions are they have their IT policies drawn along their 
economic models/theories. The last thing they will accept is some non 
focussed (by their measurements) group trying to tell them what to do 
with their IT policy. We could always  write to their decision makers 
but not expect to barge into  the annual get together.
' Marxism 2003' seems to be different as it is not one particular party 
political event (from what I understood it to be, so far).
If volunteers are need I am available from the 8th onwards.

Also the Legalise Cannabis Alliance is OK by me.
<http://www.lca-uk.org/>
I want to approach them about their chain letter being in a certain non 
free format.

We should definitely appear at all the alternative energy and anti 
consumerist-recyling gatherings which are also being forced into 
political positions, unwillingly, a bit  like us. I volunteer again for 
these events if there is a need for it. 

Regards,

Ramanan