Drupal is an open source content management app run by sites such as DebianPlanet. A couple of examples: if you have a Jabber account, Drupal can authenticate through XML-RPC and through a Jabber server. Also, Drupal allows for utilization of the Blogger API for the posting of content.
Perhaps I am thinking inside a box, but based on my experience with campaigns and as an aide for three years to a politican, success in changing law(s) requires an organization with the following characteristics:
Broad Mission: Create an organization appealing to many. For instance, an organization with the goal to protect encryption is narrow. "Online civil liberties" also seems narrow to me. It doesn't seem DMCA would apply with that type of organization. However, an organization with the goal to advance "technology and civil liberties" is broad.
Local/State/National Structure: A national headquarters and a headquarters for each state with local chapters is established. Individuals wishing to join the organization must pay a due. Dues are distributed between the local, state and national organizations. Local chapters are strongly encouraged to conduct fundraisers (i.e.: btw, when I was at Krispy Kreme this weekend, I noticed organizations can sell doughnuts and keep up to 40% of the proceeds).
Local Chapters Defined By Political Boundaries With an 'Advisor': Each local chapter is generally divided along a congressional district line. This division depends on the methods used to create political boundaries within a state, but usually this type of organization allows for easy communication with elected officials. Congressman X who represents foo district within the city of foo knows all of local chapter foo is a constituent to him/her. Moreover, all activities of local chapter foo are able to influence effectively; no time is wasted on a communication or action intended to influence an elected official who doesn't give a damn because the communique or action does not originate from within his/her district. A local chapter becomes attuned with the activities of its elected officials. For instance, a chapter may have all of its members attend an elected official's town meeting.
Elections of Organization Leaders: The local chapter advisor or chairperson is elected by that chapter's members. A state chairperson is elected by all members of that state. The national chairperson is elected by all members throughout the nation.
Government Liaisons: Either (1) The local chairperson is the chief spokesperson in matters of that chairperson's respective district (this depends on how the chapter lines are drawn up --- generally the chairperson would be attached to the local congressman/woman), the state chairperson is the chief spokesperson in the respective state legislative matters, and the national chairperson is the chief spokesperson at the federal level; or (2) Each state and/or the national office has a lobbyist who is either selected via election of the members or is selected by the chairperson. Generally a government liaison receives some form of compensation. Sidenote: the most ineffective lobbyists imo are those with little work experience and a heavy educational background (PhD); the most effective lobbyists are those with previous work experience in the system as an elected official or aide.
Avoid Alignment with a Particular Political Party: Political tides may change quickly and those aligned with the losing side will likely be left out.
Acts for Legislative Change: Generally, the government liaison should be skilled to understand what methods are appropriate. These methods may include (1) tailor a common message or goal for each government officials, (2) communicating with each elected official the number of association members who are constituents, (3) during session go door-to-door to the offices of those officials of significance (i.e.: if the bill is in committee, visit only those on the committee (or, at times, someone who has influence on the committee) and visit members who do not have a position on the issue, may be swayed or may sway others), (4) develop rapport (speak/eat with staff, have lunch with the official (this does not require paying for the official's food), drop off gifts (i.e.: if the member likes grapefruits, bring by a basket of grapefruit) at the end of session, or (5) request letter campaigns from a specific local/state chapter(s) to a specified official and provide a model letter.
Again, this information is just an overview of what I learned over several years and observing various political organizations. I am sure not all of the above information is accurate given different political environments or circumstances. Also, there is obviously more information required to fully explain how a political organization may be effective and it is not included here.
The footnote of page one reads:
"1.Viaweb at first had two parts: the editor,written in Lisp,which people used to build their sites,and the ordering system,written in C, which handled orders. The first version was mostly Lisp, because the ordering system was small.Later we added two more modules,an image generator written in C, and a back-office manager written mostly in Perl."
It is very rare to rely on only one language for any application on the Web. I think this article, other than the provided footnote, mistakenly leads a reader to believe that the entire application (Viaweb) was written in Lisp.
(write-line "Hello, world.")
Not on the Net -> Decisions of all 50 state district and circuit court cases. Also, I don't think decisions from federal district courts are on the Net.
I guess the public doesn't need to know?
Any of the above would have to be unique and distinctive because the combination of "Helix" and any other term would be sufficient to avoid confusion with other current trademarks. Moreover, Helix and another term would not result in a dilution dispute because no trademark with the term 'Helix' is famous and distinctive.
For these reasons, the Helix Code attorney may have went to the extreme.
So, what exactly will the ASCI White, SP Power3 375 MHz be doing? BTW, I noticed that LLNL also has the 3rd, 32nd and 36th fastest systems. I assume that Los Almos would be conducting simulated nuclear explosions and what not.
Alright this sounds great. Maybe I watched Enemy of the State too many times, but the government will be utilizing the flying wing. Now, what exactly will it be used for? Perhaps 24/7 camera surveillance equipped with infra and heat monitoring? Why not?
Having only satellite intelligence and cloud coverage can be such a bitch.
Of course, the government can say that it will be used for collecting atmospheric data and infomation about the weather.
Free Speech? Due Process? Should I be concerned if my phone number spells out "COKESUX" ??
What if the crap on the bottom of my shoe says "DISNEY=PrON" ??
Argh!!! When did legal precedent not apply to the Internet? Who the hell is educating the legal establishment?
Obviously Nader is not going to win the election. That is not what this is all about. Nader is seeking to capture 5% of the popular.
I live in a swing state (like most states are). Therefore, my vote counts for either Bush or Gore. When given the choice of the two, I'd rather have Gore. I'm not going to vote for Nader if it means Bush winning the election.
Agreed, Gore and Bush are very similar. But, between the two --- I am more comfortable with Gore.
Dude, I'd vote for Nader in a heartbeat, planned on it. But, Gore vs. Bush is too close. Even California, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Washington and Oregon are now leaning Bush.
If I had the choice between Gore and Bush, I'd choose Gore. With those Supreme Court appointments, I feel more comfortable with Gore.
This is nothing new. My visit from the fbi and phone cops came during the early '80s (my 'phreaking days' with black and blue boxes). Gawd, what memories of the '80s...at the time, they were interested in some crap I hadn't even read on my 10 meg hard drive like the anarchist cookbook and some modems I found with a demon dialer.
Anyway, many others share your pain. It is fairly easy to obtain a search warrant. It is likely that there was a likelihood (it doesn't matter how remote of a likelihood) that you were somehow connected in some way to the hacking of yankees.com. Obviously, this connection arose during your snooping of the site during its 'hacked period.'
As far as 'temporary' government confiscation of equipment? Agreed, this is a sad thing. The only hope I have seen on the screen for preventing such confiscations was the opinion in the Steve Jackson Games case where the feds took away the company computers and equipment on the basis that an employee may be hacking from their job. Because the feds sat on the equipment for an ungodly amount of time, Jackson Games sued and won $. BTW, I looked everywhere on the net for the text of this court opinion, but couldn't find it. If someone knows of a link please reply.
I hear it coming --- "Mandrake is like windows, man!" , "That's for wimps dude, get your BSD."
I credit is due to Mandrake for having a truly user-friendly distro (esp. on install). Sure, it is the first and only distro I recommend to Linux newbies and I have stuck with it even after spending time with other distros. I've only had success with it compared to other distros, clean installs and upgrades --- too bad these suckers aren't public. I'd buy their stock in a heartbeat.
To compete with the big bad giant, perhaps creating your own giant is a good pre-emptive move. After hearing how much $ M$ will be putting into XBox, I imagine these two would have a lot to gain (such as survival).
These intellectual feats breed eccentrics. One Actis employee... blah blah blah blah...
A second, a ruthless tracker of criminals known only as Stew, is unkempt, sleeps in the office overnight and pads about barefoot. "We found Stew in the PC section of a bookshop in Glasgow - the best place to find his sort," says Whitelaw. "The last thing I want is disciplined minds."
This brings a sacrastic laugh from me much like the laugh I have when I run across sites where you can order warez and movies to be burned on CDs. And, geez, all they need is your credit card number.
Even if I was interested (disclaimer: I'm not) would I trust a person with my credit card number?
Ah, now my response to Mojo Nation: would I trust a person with my cpu/hard drive/bandwidth? And what if my cpu/hard drive/bandwidth are used inappropriately?
Sounds like I would have a response much like the response I would have to: "oh, officer, he used the gun I leant him to kill someone?"; "he ran over people with the car I let him use?"; "geez, this person I don't know took care of my house and/or pet, why did he do this to me? what a cruel world."
There is an interesting story in the moderation pool at Kuro5hin about this subject (it may not be in moderation pool later):
http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2000/ 10/6/105910/251;tool=post&mode=moderate
I can't believe this, I'm stunned. If you ask a question, it is wise to be familiar with the subject area before asking. It seems that maybe 80-90% (ok, we'll say a majority) of Internet users knew of this hoax. If the moderator is a non-Internet user then he/she has no business asking the question.
I have to know who it is.
I doubt he/she has email (or would give out (lol)).
Slashdot Interview of Hilary Rosen?
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It is positive to see Hilary Rosen open up to the world with an interview at ZDNet;). Unfortunately, ZDNet is limiting in how users can interact and better understand;) her position.
In reaching out to Rosen's extension of good will;), perhaps Slashdot could offer to interview Hilary Rosen?
Slashdot Mirror
Drupal is an open source content management app run by sites such as DebianPlanet. A couple of examples: if you have a Jabber account, Drupal can authenticate through XML-RPC and through a Jabber server. Also, Drupal allows for utilization of the Blogger API for the posting of content.
Sidenote: the most ineffective lobbyists imo are those with little work experience and a heavy educational background (PhD); the most effective lobbyists are those with previous work experience in the system as an elected official or aide.
Again, this information is just an overview of what I learned over several years and observing various political organizations. I am sure not all of the above information is accurate given different political environments or circumstances. Also, there is obviously more information required to fully explain how a political organization may be effective and it is not included here.
The footnote of page one reads:
"1.Viaweb at first had two parts: the editor,written in Lisp,which people used to build their sites,and the ordering system,written in C, which handled orders. The first version was mostly Lisp, because the ordering system was small.Later we added two more modules,an image generator written in C, and a back-office manager written mostly in Perl."
It is very rare to rely on only one language for any application on the Web. I think this article, other than the provided footnote, mistakenly leads a reader to believe that the entire application (Viaweb) was written in Lisp.
(write-line "Hello, world.")
Not on the Net -> Decisions of all 50 state district and circuit court cases. Also, I don't think decisions from federal district courts are on the Net. I guess the public doesn't need to know?
Can't find the damn sites on the net anyhow. If there is harm, who, in the world, is being harm? The sites do not seem to be on the Net.
Perhaps these were web pages on his home intranet?
Once again, the legal community does not understand or tolerate the Net.
Ironic. Witchcraft was once punished in a similar manner. Zero understanding. Zero toleration.
Helix Move; Helix Vista; Helix Tea; Helix Width; Helix Pop; Helix Align; Helix Open; Helix Order; Helix Visual; Helix Range; Helix Power; Helix Bone; Helix Eve; Helix Desk; Helix Build...
Any of the above would have to be unique and distinctive because the combination of "Helix" and any other term would be sufficient to avoid confusion with other current trademarks. Moreover, Helix and another term would not result in a dilution dispute because no trademark with the term 'Helix' is famous and distinctive. For these reasons, the Helix Code attorney may have went to the extreme.
for the life of me, I can't pronounce "Ximian." Help, need assistance.
The system is for "apply[ing] science and technology in the national interest, with a focus on global security, global ecology, and bioscience."
So, what exactly will the ASCI White, SP Power3 375 MHz be doing? BTW, I noticed that LLNL also has the 3rd, 32nd and 36th fastest systems. I assume that Los Almos would be conducting simulated nuclear explosions and what not.
Alright this sounds great. Maybe I watched Enemy of the State too many times, but the government will be utilizing the flying wing. Now, what exactly will it be used for? Perhaps 24/7 camera surveillance equipped with infra and heat monitoring? Why not?
Having only satellite intelligence and cloud coverage can be such a bitch.
Of course, the government can say that it will be used for collecting atmospheric data and infomation about the weather.
Free Speech? Due Process? Should I be concerned if my phone number spells out "COKESUX" ?? What if the crap on the bottom of my shoe says "DISNEY=PrON" ??
Argh!!! When did legal precedent not apply to the Internet? Who the hell is educating the legal establishment?
Where is my space capsule?
Obviously Nader is not going to win the election. That is not what this is all about. Nader is seeking to capture 5% of the popular.
I live in a swing state (like most states are). Therefore, my vote counts for either Bush or Gore. When given the choice of the two, I'd rather have Gore. I'm not going to vote for Nader if it means Bush winning the election.
Agreed, Gore and Bush are very similar. But, between the two --- I am more comfortable with Gore.
Dude, I'd vote for Nader in a heartbeat, planned on it. But, Gore vs. Bush is too close. Even California, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Washington and Oregon are now leaning Bush.
If I had the choice between Gore and Bush, I'd choose Gore. With those Supreme Court appointments, I feel more comfortable with Gore.
This is nothing new. My visit from the fbi and phone cops came during the early '80s (my 'phreaking days' with black and blue boxes). Gawd, what memories of the '80s...at the time, they were interested in some crap I hadn't even read on my 10 meg hard drive like the anarchist cookbook and some modems I found with a demon dialer.
Anyway, many others share your pain.
It is fairly easy to obtain a search warrant. It is likely that there was a likelihood (it doesn't matter how remote of a likelihood) that you were somehow connected in some way to the hacking of yankees.com. Obviously, this connection arose during your snooping of the site during its 'hacked period.'
As far as 'temporary' government confiscation of equipment? Agreed, this is a sad thing. The only hope I have seen on the screen for preventing such confiscations was the opinion in the Steve Jackson Games case where the feds took away the company computers and equipment on the basis that an employee may be hacking from their job. Because the feds sat on the equipment for an ungodly amount of time, Jackson Games sued and won $. BTW, I looked everywhere on the net for the text of this court opinion, but couldn't find it. If someone knows of a link please reply.
I hear it coming --- "Mandrake is like windows, man!" , "That's for wimps dude, get your BSD." I credit is due to Mandrake for having a truly user-friendly distro (esp. on install). Sure, it is the first and only distro I recommend to Linux newbies and I have stuck with it even after spending time with other distros. I've only had success with it compared to other distros, clean installs and upgrades --- too bad these suckers aren't public. I'd buy their stock in a heartbeat.
To compete with the big bad giant, perhaps creating your own giant is a good pre-emptive move. After hearing how much $ M$ will be putting into XBox, I imagine these two would have a lot to gain (such as survival).
These intellectual feats breed eccentrics. One Actis employee... blah blah blah blah... A second, a ruthless tracker of criminals known only as Stew, is unkempt, sleeps in the office overnight and pads about barefoot. "We found Stew in the PC section of a bookshop in Glasgow - the best place to find his sort," says Whitelaw. "The last thing I want is disciplined minds."
0h my g@wd, they f0und me!
This brings a sacrastic laugh from me much like the laugh I have when I run across sites where you can order warez and movies to be burned on CDs. And, geez, all they need is your credit card number.
Even if I was interested (disclaimer: I'm not) would I trust a person with my credit card number?
Ah, now my response to Mojo Nation: would I trust a person with my cpu/hard drive/bandwidth? And what if my cpu/hard drive/bandwidth are used inappropriately?
Sounds like I would have a response much like the response I would have to: "oh, officer, he used the gun I leant him to kill someone?"; "he ran over people with the car I let him use?"; "geez, this person I don't know took care of my house and/or pet, why did he do this to me? what a cruel world."
There is an interesting story in the moderation pool at Kuro5hin about this subject (it may not be in moderation pool later): http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2000/ 10/6/105910/251;tool=post&mode=moderate
I can't believe this, I'm stunned. If you ask a question, it is wise to be familiar with the subject area before asking. It seems that maybe 80-90% (ok, we'll say a majority) of Internet users knew of this hoax. If the moderator is a non-Internet user then he/she has no business asking the question. I have to know who it is.
I doubt he/she has email (or would give out (lol)).
It is positive to see Hilary Rosen open up to the world with an interview at ZDNet ;). Unfortunately, ZDNet is limiting in how users can interact and better understand ;) her position.
In reaching out to Rosen's extension of good will ;), perhaps Slashdot could offer to interview Hilary Rosen?