Changes between Version 17 and Version 18 of techies_of_color

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Aug 26, 2010, 8:46:52 PM (14 years ago)

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alfredo

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 We have recently seen Google's strategic orientation in the deal it is attempting to make with Verizon to develop "access tiers" on the Internet which would virtually destroy the Internet as originally conceived. And the social networking tools, which stress one to one communication comprised of a few words, are actually contradictory with real organizing and movement building.
 
-In truth, the progressive techie community has made few strides in developing free and politically productive alternatives to these software packages partly because it doesn't see a real need: while people from all communities use Google aps and Facebook, young people from communities of color depend on it.
+In truth, the progressive techie community has made many efforts to develop free and politically productive alternatives to these software packages but those efforts have not yielded usable programs in part because the progressive movement doesn't see the need and doesn't give this effort much support. This problem is particularly difficult for people of color; while people from all communities use Google aps and Facebook, young people from communities of color depend on it.
 
 And this trend continues with specific need situations. For example, a simple attempt to acquire census data on specific areas of the country on-line -- a need many organizations now have -- can cost a small fortune (often in the tens of thousands of dollars). That is a server-based software solution that could be developed by technologists and be offered to organizations for free if the interest were there.