Letter to German MPs: Rettet-Das-Internet (Save the Internet)

[Bernhard Reiter]

Dear LWN-Editors,

Reinhard Wiesemann, the person behind the Linuxhotel in Essen, Germany
has started a small private campaign to create more awareness of the ill
effects of a monopolisation of the internet. 

	www.Rettet-das-Internet.org ("Save-the-Internet", Page in German)

In cooperation with the artist Peter Fleckner a drawing was created
to show the "Free Island Internet" with only a single boat to access it.
The drawing can be reprinted bascially under the condition that you
clearly link the www.Rettet-das-Internet.org page (in German).

Reinhard mailed a postcard version with a nice letter to all
members of the Germany parliament (the "Bundestag") and to several
newspapers. 

See his note about this to fsfe-de (in German).
http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/fsfe-de/2001-December/000265.html

In the text Reinhard warns against the dangers behind monopolising the
software access to the internet and the formats for data exchange.

Because of the excellent artwork and the warning against a danger
which is dangling world wide I think LWN should report about it.

Best,
	Bernhard


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