[12666] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Re: Personal attacks are no substitute for logical consistency
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Daniel J. Weitzner)
Wed May 25 22:27:40 1994
Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 14:51:11 -0600
To: karl@mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
From: djw@eff.org (Daniel J. Weitzner)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In article <m0q64AQ-000oCxC@venus.mcs.com>, you write:
>My basic position on this is that the Electronic Freedom Foundation has
>deceived its members. They do not stand for freedom in any way, shape or
>form. Freedom is not a euphanism for entitlement.
Sorry, but you haven't even got our name right. We are the Electronic
*Frontier* Foundation.
>
>As far as I'm concerned all current members who feel that a broad-based
>information tax, which would DESTROY the current Internet industry, is
>unacceptable should immediately rip up their cards and mail back the pieces.
>This organization, which has given the public a pretense of supporting
>freedom by taking a very few carefully crafted legal cases, has shown its
>true colors.
>
>Run fast, run hard, and run away.
>
>I didn't trust them from the start. It looks like my mistrust was well
>placed.
>
>Let's start a REAL EFF. One without the current louses that govern the
>"foundation" that exists today, and one which puts their money and effort
>where we, the netizens, think it should go -- towards ensuring the FREEDOM
>(including the freedom to conduct commerce without undue encumberance) of
>this place.
Please do so. If you or anyone else has the commitment to create an
organization that supports and advocates for your principles, whatever they
are, we wouldn't have to have stupid discussions like this. You and your
ideological compatriots might actual contribute some useful to the policy
process.
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