[ELECTRON] GLASGOW STUDENTS AGAINST CUTS: Monday 29th November: New Glasgow-wide day of education/planning against cuts and for resistance

[Benjamin Dembroski]

Hi Tom.

This is a topic that comes up again and again on this list.

The Electron Club is a pretty diverse and dynamic place.  Some members
are very politically active and vocal, and others seem to be more
interested in the practical side of hacking and tinkering.  Others
(who I suspect are the majority of members) occupy some kind of middle
ground.   As a result, there are several opinions of what is and isn't
valid activity for the EC.

Personally, I think this is a good thing.  The constant questioning of
this sort of thing helps keep the Electron Club vibrant.  It also
helps keep any one group from dominating the club.  As long as things
stay civil, and don't get too extreme I'd keep posting relevant
things, political or not.  If a line is crossed, it will certainly be
called out and debated.

This also means folks shouldn't post if they aren't prepared to get an
occasional dissenting opinion.  Hopefully the noise won't be too much
for people to bear.

best,
Ben D.

On Tuesday, November 30, 2010, Thomas Coles <tomcoles at gmail.com> wrote:
> Apologies.
> If we use Twitter to organise, copyleft for our output, netwar concepts to take action, or campaign on net neutrality, IP law etc, do we fit the remit of the electron club? (I count myself as a member.)
>
> Concepts of "free" are deeply political. FOSS is deeply political, mapping is deeply political. Is the Electron Club only for "practical", ie. instrumental projects? If you ignore the politics of what you are doing I worry you will be taken for a ride at some point.
>
> (remember the CCA is in line for cuts, the Electron Club is the Big Society in action etc etc.)
> Apologies again, I won't post again if that seems to be the desire of the community.
>
> Tom
>
> On 29 November 2010 20:13, Ben Dembroski <ben at dembroski.net> wrote:
> I'd tend to agree that the original email is off-topic for this list.
>
> However, the event is being hosted at the CCA, so I'd give this one the
> benefit of the doubt.
>
> 2p.
>
> --
> Ben D.
>
> On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 18:54 +0000, James Beeley wrote:
>> I agree with Gordon. The discussions about potential free broadband,
>> funky moving underpass lights, George Square Christmas lighting
>> hardware, etc. have been interesting and welcome. However protests about
>> cuts have no place on the EC mailing list. If people wish to protest
>> peacefully, by all means do so, but don't spam up the EC mailing list
>> with this stuff.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 18:02 +0000, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
>> > On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 15:28 +0000, Thomas Coles wrote:
>> >
>> > <snip>
>> >
>> > Take the politics somewhere else, please.
>> >
>> > Gordon MM0YEQ
>> >
>> >
>> >
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