Former Microsoft Exec Ray Ozzie Named To HP Board

theodp writes "GeekWire reports that HP has named former Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie to its Board of Directors. Ozzie, known for his early work on collaboration technologies including Lotus Notes, has been working on his own startup since leaving Microsoft in 2010. Ozzie recently sounded off on the NSA spygate affair, suggesting it's time to revisit the deal we made with the 9/11-privacy-devil."

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I don't buy that.

[Anonymous Coward]

Add to that the fact that you actually have to work and people tend to toss their hands up. "It's hard to get people on ballots" and "I don't want to talk to my friends about voting" and such.

I did. In person.

You know what I heard?

"Well, if you do nothing wrong you have nothing to worry about."

"We're living in a World with terrorism."

"I have nothing to hide."

And the worst: "Our Government wouldn't do such a thing! You're paranoid! They just want the terrorists!"

And a few of these people were fellow software developers and admins.

Now, I think people are starting to get it but they are currently being distracted but some other circuses now - like the one in Florida.

Re:I don't buy that.

[s.petry]

It's all about educating people, which is part of the "hard" I mentioned. Talking to people, and asking them to talk to people. I'm not saying I disagree with you mind you, I'm stating that you did have a choice. We all did, and still do.

It's not going to be easy to get change, but if more and more people start talking to people instead of being defeatist it can happen.