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To all
concerned global FOSS Bodies, ICT stakeholders & UN-GAID, The
results of the selection of committees or stakeholders is not acceptable by the
(Civil Society) Free and Open Source Software
(FOSS) Movement. The FOSS Movement has been deliberately sidelined
again as was done during the WSIS main activities. Once again under
representation has been given to the FOSS Movement and excluded from the
overall ICT process. It can
be concluded that there is some biasness in the selection of the UN-GAID
council and committees again. There is no representation from the Free and Open
Source Software (FOSS) Movement in the committees; no leaders from either of
the forefront organizations involved in the promotion of FOSS are involved. Either
the issue has been excluded on purpose or again this proves the plight of the proprietary
software forces on the FOSS movement and biasness of a certain lobby in the UN
system. This is our
appeal to all concerned to include the FOSS Movement in the UN-GAID or a proper
justification be given to the FOSS Movement why it has been excluded from such
an important global ICT related inclusive process! Furthermore, this is not
exclusion of the FOSS Movement only; it is the rejection of the basic right of all
human beings to choose and access their ICT software freedoms! Is the UN system
really interested in depriving us of our basic rights to promote ICT Software
Freedom for Everyone! Why is
it that such initiatives related to ICT4D normally have a continuous habit of
excluding important actors and stakeholders from the overall process! Such a
process should also be rejected by the FOSS movement that excludes respect for
the open software related core of the overall process! Voicing &
Promoting ICT Software Freedom For Everyone – The Free and Open Source Software
Movement! I will not participate in such a biased forum
and furthermore Civil Society FOSS
movements should boycott such a biased meeting because we all know why this
happens! The hidden political force that we are well aware of, buys out everyone
in the process and right on time! Visit the website and see it with your own
eyes at http://www.un-gaid.org. ----------------------- Disclaimer: From:
plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org] On Behalf Of Dear all, The full lists of members of the Global Alliance
governing bodies (Strategy Council and Steering Committee) are now posted on
line on the GAID website (www.un-gaid.org).
Congratulations to the CS members designated by the UN SG. See below. Best, Ph Strategy Council:
http://www.un-gaid.org/council/council.html
Kamel Ayadi, President, World Fed. of Engineering
Associations ( Rodrigo Baggio, Executive Director, Committee for
Democracy in Information Technology ( Peter Bruck, President, World Astrid Dufborg, Executive Director, GeSCI Hiroshi Kawamura, Daisy Consortium, ( Janet Langmore, President, Digital Opportunity Trust
( Tracey Naughton, Media Caucus (S. Africa/Australia) Bazlur Rahman, CEO, NGOs Network for Radio and
Communication ( Lynn St. Amour, President/CEO, Internet Society Lynn M. Wanyeki, Executive Director, FEMNET ( Steering Committee:
http://www.un-gaid.org/steering/steering.html
Titi Akinsanmi (Programme Manager, Global Teenager
Project) Renate Bloem ( Philippe Dam The Conference of NGOs ( |