Dr. Muguet,
I was aware of the criticism from various places of Dr. Cogburn's offer,
which
I think was unfortunate; however, now that you admit it, I
think this action was unconscionable and demonstrates a fundamental lack
of understanding of the priorities around activism AND of software
development issues.
0. I don't think anyone here is against the idea of using solutions that
are universally inclusive.
1. The class of software of which we speak is complex and costly to
implement
relative to almost all but the open source kernels that *some* WSIS
activists use.
Thus, it is not surprising that equivalent free or shareware versions
are not yet available.
Even if this were not the case, your actions were inexcusable given
(3) and (4) below.
2. Given (1), our more immediate priority was/is that of creating spaces
where effective
work can be done.
3. The solution offered by Dr. Cogburn **did**, as I recall, include
free access to
the client software.
4. Further, the client software had ports to Linux, Mac, and Windows and
the server
hosting costs were to be borne by Syracuse and Dr. Cogburn without
any explicit product endorsements.
What more could any serious activist ask for given (1)?
Those of us here who hold the long view of pursuing just and productive
outcomes
for WSIS and related processes should head off this kind of
obstructionism in the future.
WJM
Milton Mueller wrote:
>>>>muguet at mdpi.org 4/6/2005 9:54:39 PM >>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>You hate me because I prevented the implementation of the
>>non inclusive solution of your fellow colleague Derek from Syracuse
>>University like you. I appreciate and I share the enthusiasm of Derek
>>
>>
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>>concerning the use of Virtual Conferencing tools but not at any cost,
>>
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