[FM Discuss] Discuss Digest, Vol 21, Issue 13

[Jane daPain]

Adam,

You should definately send it to a few of the editors on Rhizome, net-time
etc....You really inspire me to take this approach more seriously.

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> I was thinking of sending this to a few lists populated by educators
> that support free software (iDC, Rhizome, Fibreculture, nettime
> etc)...comments welcome
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> While some might object to the role Universities play in criminalising
> their students and playing the role of out-sourced marketing
> departments for proprietary software companies, thats not the real
> problem.
>

This illustrates an important social problem within our higher educational
facilities. Its important to realize that we've sold our our institutions
and universities in this way to participate in the marketplace, and directly
identify and provide those best for market jobs to the industry.

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> Pirated software hinders the understanding, acceptance, distribution
> and uptake of Free Software while simultaneously promoting proprietary
> software. Its as simple as that.
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> If you teach pirated software then you are not a supporter of the
> principles and practice of Free Software. This is true whether you run
> Ubuntu on your personal laptop or not.


This is so very true, we have to find another way, and I love this argument
for teaching open source/ free software a responsible and sustainable vision
for our future.

thanks for helping me think!
xx,
Jane

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JanedaPain
New Media Artist
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-Love is an act of courage, not an act of fear.
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