|| On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 11:50:56 +0100 || Chris Croome chris@croome.net wrote:
cc> Are there any FSF plans for the WSIS?
The Free Software Foundations have already been active in the WSIS process for some time now -- see
http://fsfeurope.org/projects/wsis/
and Brave GNU World issue #53 (which has not yet been put up by webmasters@brave-gnu-world.org for reasons unbeknownst to me).
The FSF is accredited NGO to the WSIS. In fact Richard is in Geneva right now for the WSIS PrepCom-3 -- as am I.
For some more background, I recommend reading http://fsfeurope.org/projects/wsis/debriefing-paris.en.html
which is the debriefing for the intersessional conference in Paris. Also I hope issue #53 will be put online soon. (*)
Regarding that Geneva_03 group, I don't know what to think of it.
There is very little information on who's part of that group or who is behind it on the www.geneva03.org site. Although it seems that it is connected to Indymedia -- but that doesn't mean a whole lot. Although the site speaks of Free Software, it propagates downloads of the proprietary RealPlayer. And the preliminary schedule for Geneva looks somewhat odd.
Being against something is at times necessary, but always in danger of not being constructive. So far I don't see the constructive vision of that initative, I'm afraid.
Regards, Georg
(*) If anyone wants to help with the Brave GNU World web site, that would be very welcome.