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Article #3TFN: The People's Freenet
From: Bob Allisat
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 00:00
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The most critical role
of a Freenet is not in
the Boardrooms or fancy
restaurants. It is in
serving Internet access
for all citizans of all
cultures and income levels.
The wealthy should be
supported in donating
to support their fellow
citzans who cannot pay.
On a more sophisticated
level the software the
Freenet utilizes must be
simple and easy to use
and the people directly
working with members must
be friendly, approachable
and well versed in issues
of English as a second
language and literacy.
The current Freenet structure
as expressed in Toronto and
other Freenets fails on these
counts. It is vital we enact
extremely approachable software
and bring the unique needs of
regular citizans into consideration.
That means multi-lingual services,
easy to read Clear Language and
Design (CLAD) and simple non-
technical, informal attitudes.
The Freenet is for everyone
not just the power user or
Internet afficionado. In fact
there are plenty of places for
the experts to go... we must
set our minds to serving
average people with normal
needs and weaknesses. This
is the only way to achieve
broad, popular support and
long term viability of the
Freenet.
Bob Allisat
Platform
^^^^^^^^
http://spadina.torfree.net:2001/agm96/candidates/allisat
Bio
^^^
http://spadina.torfree.net:2001/agm96/candidates/allisat.bio
Recomended Candidates
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Patrick Burton Dmytri Kleiner
Alex MacKinnon Marc Bissonnette
Colin McGregor Tom Evans
David Jones Gard Abrahamsen
Thomas Main Richard van Abbe.
Bob Allisat Eugene Kashpureff
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