[SFD-discuss] SFI Vision

[Matt Oquist]

Hi Judy,

Thanks for your comments. I'm going to push back a little bit, because
we need good reasons for adding language here, and I'd like to hear
more from you about why you think the changes should be made.

I think that "empower...to connect" in the vision statement implies
accessibility, though I think I could be convinced that explicitly
stating the word would be good.

I think that gender and age are implicitly not our concern in #3, and
listing "gender" and "age" will get us all kinds of requests to add
"race", "creed", "sexual orientation", etc. Let's keep it shorter and
simpler unless there's a pressing reason to address a particular type
of inequality there.

Regards,
Matt

Judy Okite wrote:    [Thu Mar 08 2007, 10:30:21AM EST]
> This is good! would like to just add a few words,if possible: In vision..... I
> would like to add: Accessible and in objectives,(3)would like to add :
> regardless of gender and age
> 
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> 
> On 3/8/07, William Davies <gbztraining at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>     I like it and encourage adoption as is. 
> 
>     Good to see one of the successful accomplishments of the board from the
>     week-end meeting!  I am sure there are many more to come.
> 
>     William G Davies
>     Local  Coordinator
>     Susquehanna County Software Freedom Day 2007
> 
>     ----- Original Message ----
>     From: "sfd-discuss-request at sf-day.org" < sfd-discuss-request at sf-day.org
>     ...
>     Vision: "Our vision is to empower all people to freely connect, create and
>     share in a digital world that is participatory, transparent, accesible and
>     sustainable."
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
>     Objectives:
>         1: ...to celebrate software freedom and the people behind it
>         2: ...to foster a general understanding of software freedom, and
>     encourage adoption of free software and open standards
>         3: ...to create more equal access to opportunities through the use of
>     participatory technologies regardless of gender and age
>         4: ...to promote constructive dialogue on responsibilities and rights
>     in the information society
>         5: ...to be inclusive of organizations and individuals that share our
>     Vision
>         6: ...to be pragmatic, transparent, and responsible as an organization
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