Software Freedom Day -  September 2006

This will be the last update I will be providing and I withdraw my support from this project.

In the past 72 hours I have found that there is much religious debate over issues pertaining to SFD.

I have been threatened over issues pertaining to this project by members of the community.

I have done quite a bit more research into the project and found that stake holders in the project aren't interested in the views of members of the global community.

See:
http://www.sf-day.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=119

This posting is a request/offer from two different people to clean up the spam.  The request has clearly fallen on deaf ears.
http://www.sf-day.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=130
http://www.sf-day.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=124

The next two are examples of the spam advertising drugs and porn.  There is also other advertising.

I sent a number of emails and have received no response.

The maintainers of the site don't have to maintain it.

My issue is that I'm not going to get involved in spending my time promoting a cause that the people who created it don't care enough about to even respond to people who are attempting to support them.

At present the SFD web site wouldn't make it thru any half decent content filter.

I proposed on my mind map that we prompt the project to schools, government and business.  People in these orginisations would find the content blocked, hence a waste of my time.

Personally I am feeling quite shaken by messages that have been left for me on my answering machine.

I have received no less than 3 abusive emails with demands to change my views or face concequences.

I wish those with interest in SFD luck with promoting their said cause in the global community.

Cheers Don