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TFN: The People's Freenet

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From: Bob Allisat
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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From: bob@news.vrx.net (Bob Allisat)
Subject: TFN: The People's Freenet
Date: 1996/11/12
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