in case you are not in any of the lists Fouad (Pakistani, head of FOSS
Foundation of Paksistan), here is his critique of the GAID selections:
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From: Fouad Riaz Bajwa <bajwa@fossfp.org>
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Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:36 PM
Subject: [CS Bureau] Membership of the Global Alliance governing bodies
rejects/excludes the Free and Open Source Software Movement from the overall
process!
> To all concerned global FOSS Bodies, ICT stakeholders & UN-GAID,
>
> The results of the selection of committees or stakeholders is not acceptable
> by the (Civil Society) Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Movement. The
> FOSS Movement has been deliberately sidelined again as was done during the
> WSIS main activities. Once again under representation has been given to the
> FOSS Movement and excluded from the overall ICT process.
>
> It can be concluded that there is some biasness in the selection of the
> UN-GAID council and committees again. There is no representation from the
> Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Movement in the committees; no leaders
> from either of the forefront organizations involved in the promotion of FOSS
> are involved. Either the issue has been excluded on purpose or again this
> proves the plight of the proprietary software forces on the FOSS movement
> and biasness of a certain lobby in the UN system.
>
> This is our appeal to all concerned to include the FOSS Movement in the
> UN-GAID or a proper justification be given to the FOSS Movement why it has
> been excluded from such an important global ICT related inclusive process!
> Furthermore, this is not exclusion of the FOSS Movement only; it is the
> rejection of the basic right of all human beings to choose and access their
> ICT software freedoms! Is the UN system really interested in depriving us of
> our basic rights to promote ICT Software Freedom for Everyone!
>
> Why is it that such initiatives related to ICT4D normally have a continuous
> habit of excluding important actors and stakeholders from the overall
> process! Such a process should also be rejected by the FOSS movement that
> excludes respect for the open software related core of the overall process!
>
> Voicing & Promoting ICT Software Freedom For Everyone - The Free and Open
> Source Software Movement!
>
> I will not participate in such a biased forum and furthermore Civil Society
> FOSS movements should boycott such a biased meeting because we all know why
> this happens! The hidden political force that we are well aware of, buys out
> everyone in the process and right on time!
>
> Visit the website and see it with your own eyes at http://www.un-gaid.org
> <http://www.un-gaid.org/> .
>
>
>
> -----------------------
> Fouad Riaz Bajwa
> General Secretary - FOSS Advocate
> FOSSFP: Free & Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan R Secretariat
> Office of the General Secretary
> Lahore-54700, Pakistan
> Cell: 92-333-4661290
> Tel: 92-42-5030039
> E-Mail: bajwa@fossfp.org
> URL: www.fossfp.org ; www.ubuntu-pk.org
>
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>
> _____
>
> From: plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org] On Behalf
> Of CONGO - Philippe Dam
> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 3:13 PM
> To: plenary@wsis-cs.org; bureau@wsis-cs.org
> Cc: 'CONGO - Philippe Dam'
> Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Membership of the Global Alliance governing
> bodies
>
>
>
> Dear all,
>
>
>
> The full lists of members of the Global Alliance governing bodies (Strategy
> Council and Steering Committee) are now posted on line on the GAID website
> (www.un-gaid.org <http://www.un-gaid.org/> ). Congratulations to the CS
> members designated by the UN SG. See below.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Ph
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Strategy Council: http://www.un-gaid.org/council/council.html
>
> Kamel Ayadi, President, World Fed. of Engineering Associations (Tunisia)
>
> Rodrigo Baggio, Executive Director, Committee for Democracy in Information
> Technology (Brazil)
>
> Peter Bruck, President, World Summit Award (Austria)
>
> Astrid Dufborg, Executive Director, GeSCI
>
> Hiroshi Kawamura, Daisy Consortium, (Japan)
>
> Janet Langmore, President, Digital Opportunity Trust (Canada)
>
> Tracey Naughton, Media Caucus (S. Africa/Australia)
>
> Bazlur Rahman, CEO, NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (Bangladesh)
>
> Lynn St. Amour, President/CEO, Internet Society
>
> Lynn M. Wanyeki, Executive Director, FEMNET (Kenya)
>
>
>
> Steering Committee: http://www.un-gaid.org/steering/steering.html
>
> Titi Akinsanmi (Programme Manager, Global Teenager Project)
>
> Renate Bloem (CONGO)
>
> Philippe Dam
> CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat
> 11, Avenue de la Paix
> CH-1202 Geneva
> Tel: +41 22 301 1000
> Fax: +41 22 301 2000
> E-mail: <mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org> wsis@ngocongo.org
> Website: <blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org> www.ngocongo.org
>
>
>
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> that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations debates and
> decisions. Founded in 1948, CONGO's major objective is to ensure the
> presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's governments and United
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>
>
>
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