[Scale-planning] Free Software Representation at SCaLE

[Phil Dibowitz]

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 05:49:10PM -0800, Mark Holmquist wrote:
> since SCaLE (I think) uses a third party to publish these apps, consider
> that supporting companies who support nonfree software is just as bad as
> supporting 20th Century Fox, who supports the MPAA, who supports SOPA.
> (I don't mean this as a trump card, it's only an analogy).

By that rationale, I shouldn't go see movies?

> But, all of this aside, there is *no reason* for the conference to worry
> about these steps now. There are simpler, more basic things that need to
> be settled first!

Like what? This is what I'm trying to get to, I don't actually understand what
it is you ARE suggesting we do now.

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