[FC-discuss] [OT] new T-shirt.

[Fred Benenson]

hrm, asheesh might have a point there. are the shirts already made? if not,
i'd suggest reworking it... the imagery of the tank vs. the child isn't
exactly as positive as you might think. that guy was thrown in jail and
possibly killed. it's a valiant, symbolic act, but kind of futile. there's a
good article in the new yorker from two weeks ago about those politics that
i recommend reading:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/04/23/070423fa_fact_zha



On 5/14/07, rek2GNU/Linux <rek2 at binaryfreedom.info> wrote:
>
> search google for the  Tianamen Square,
> when one student  faced  a tank to protest.
> We are the child, the tank is the enemy...
> you saw it backwards.
>
>
> Asheesh Laroia wrote:
> > On Mon, 14 May 2007, rek2 GNU/Linux LO LO LO wrote:
> >
> >
> >> http://digg.com/linux_unix/black_version_of_The_road_to_Freedom
> >>
> >> Hey by popular demand we created a new version of the t-shirt we had
> >> more sells but this time is black instead of white.
> >> take a look, if you can't buy it at least give it a digg.
> >>
> >
> > I'm confused -
> http://www.goodstorm.com/files/images/EF1B3892_34BC24B5.jpg
> > shows a tank as being labeled "DRM" and "Softare Patents" and the
> phrases,
> > "The road to freedom" and "technology made right for the right reasons".
> > I don't believe that the labels "DRM" and "Software patents" are my idea
> > of "the right reasons".
> >
> > (Image from
> > http://www.goodstorm.com/item/binaryfreedom/the_road_to_freedom_black ,
> > which is liked-to from the Digg URL you posted.)
> >
> > Maybe the tank should be shooting down DRM and software patents, but
> then
> > the only technology on the shirt would be the tank, and I don't really
> > think tanks are made for the right reasons" even without being labeled
> as
> > DRM.
> >
> > -- Asheesh.
> >
> >
>
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