Surf these sites: Democratizing Technology through Open Source -- Unlike traditional technological development, the "Free Software" model is fundamentally democratic. According to the Free Software Foundation, "’Free software’ is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of ‘free speech’, not ‘free beer.’ Foundation for Information Policy Research (UK) -- Studying the interaction between information technology and society. Goal is to identify technical developments with significant social impact, commission research into public policy alternatives, and promote public understanding and dialogue between technologists and policy-makers in the UK and Europe. (Funded by Microsoft!) Windows 2000 and Scientology -- Windows 2000 is in danger of being banned in Germany, because it contains a core component from a Scientology company. This has been described as a "genius move" of the Scientology cult, if soon such a program that has direct and active access to all data is working principally on every company desk and in government and church institutions as an integrated part of a widely used operating system.
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