[free-sklyarov] Time of Adobe/EFF meeting?

[Paul Gowder]

>It could easily be 1, whether planned by the EFF or no.  No very subtle
>tactic, just the standard, almost necessary for structural reasons, tactic
>of:
>
>The more middle of the road reformer/revolutionaries are inside negotating
>with the oppressors while outside the crazies can barely be held in check.
>
>oo--JS.


The problem with good cop/bad cop is that the bad cop has to be involved in 
the planning too.  Otherwise (s)he might listen.  There will be a lot less 
crazies running about outside, now that the EFF has publicly put its 
credibility behind the idea of "negotiating" with Adobe.

I don't think the EFF realizes what it takes to get an action going.  The 
fact that I, for example, called a friend in Seattle (and a veteran of the 
WTO wars) and asked him to try and turn out people for Seattle, would be 
damaging to _me_ and my friend if Seattle had agreed to delay like Portland 
did.

I did call Will, and heard only "trust me."  Well, sorry, but I don't -- 
not without a convincing explanation.

         -Paul

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	-Paul Gowder

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