: Re: [Upd-discuss] a longer term strategy for promoting the public domain?

Sat, 21 Aug 2004 02:18:28 EDT

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In a message dated 20/08/2004 22:09:13 GMT Standard Time, rms@gnu.org  writes:

For the  third year in a row, software companies are
supplying schools  with materials that promote their
antipiracy position on  copyright law.

Can we develop our own materials, asking schools to  refuse to hand out
the propaganda that the software companies give  them?

Absolutely. But given the announcement that the UK Gov has not embraced  FOSS 
- will our Education Minister give the backing? Or is it the Local  
Authorities that we need to approach.

Joseph

Liverpool Law  School
jsaviri@liverpool.ac.uk
http://savirimuthu.typepad.com

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