Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of nlnetproposal


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Jul 28, 2010, 11:07:34 PM (15 years ago)
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    3131Progressive techies have a very special role to play:
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    33 * our political perspective prioritizes the use of the Internet and development of its software for organizing (rather than merely commerce);
     33 * our political perspective prioritizes the use of the Internet and development of its software for organizing (rather than merely commerce);
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    35 * our commitment to Free and Open Source Software makes us central to a struggle that is fundamental to the Internet's future;
     35 * our commitment to Free and Open Source Software makes us central to a struggle that is fundamental to the Internet's future;
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    37 * the fierce opposition we have long had to controlling and interventionist government policies helps assure the Internet's essential independence and freedom;
     37 * the fierce opposition we have long had to controlling and interventionist government policies helps assure the Internet's essential independence and freedom;
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    39 * and our politics give the progressive movement a leadership position within the Internet.
     39 * and our politics give the progressive movement a leadership position within the Internet.
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    4141The impact of our work, and the importance of the Internet, has never been clearer. It has drawn together all kinds of organizations (the Association for Progressive Communications, for example) and has driven the World Social Forum to its current situation. And, as the progressive movement has outgrown the Forum structure, an expanded format to the Forum process, first used at the Belem, Brazil WSF, is emerging. At Belem, organizers from all corners of the globe were encouraged to participate in the Belem Forum from their local communities via Internet media.