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[Francois Dechelle <francois AT dechelle.net>]

No I think I got it yesterday too.

IIUC it is a draft, so I guess it has not been sent yet. I fully agree
too with the text.

Best,
François

Le mardi 01 avril 2008 à 12:01 +0200, Florian Philapitsch a écrit :
> Dear all,
> 
> I recieved this e-mail yesterday(!!!). Am I the only one to get it that 
> late?
> I completely agree with the text, thank you, Juan Carlos, for the clear 
> words.
> Has there been any reaction to this?
> 
> regards,
> Florian
> 
> 
> Zitat von "J.C. De Martin" <demartin AT polito.it>:
> 
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Here is, as promised in Torino in January,
> > a draft of a letter to be sent to the CC Board
> > by whomever agrees.
> >
> > I believe the substance reflects what
> > discussed at the meeting. The form
> > is obviously open to improvements.
> >
> > Please let me know whether you wish
> > to add your signature.
> >
> > It is probably a good idea to send
> > the letter shortly, now that
> > the memory of CC+ and CC0 is still fresh.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > juan carlos
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> >
> > Dear CC Board:
> >
> > As leads of national CC projects, we would like
> > to bring to your attention a few thoughts regarding
> > communication and governance within the overall
> > CC Project.
> >
> > Regarding communication, we believe that all
> > major CC announcements should be pre-announced
> > to national projects, to give us the time
> > to -at least- be prepared to answer questions
> > from our national media and from the commoners.
> >
> > Pre-announcements were made a few times with
> > Mia Garlick, but it clearly did not happen
> > with the recent introduction
> > of CC0 and CC+.
> >
> > Some of us learned about these initiatives
> > when the press called  us in the morning asking
> > for interviews.
> > Not good for us, not good for CC.
> >
> > To avoid it in the future, timely pre-announcements
> > to national projects should be standard policy
> > of CC Headquarters.
> >
> > Information brings to governance.
> >
> > As we have said, we need, at the very least, to be
> > timely and thoroughly informed.
> >
> > But more -perhaps much more-
> > could be accomplished if the national projects
> > were involved, in some form, in the decision making
> > process of CC HQ.
> >
> > CC is, in fact, now a global project. The impact of any
> > decision taken by CC HQ reverberates across the globe,
> > impacting hundreds of highly-qualified, dedicated volunteers.
> > Not to mention the scores of people and institutions
> > who use and support CC licenses.
> >
> > Early involvement of the national projects could
> > provide useful information to both understand
> > the impact of potential CC decisions as well
> > as technical advice that, if followed upon,
> > could -sometimes- strengthen CC initiatives
> > when implemented worldwide.
> >
> > For the sake of clarity, Creative Commons International
> > is currently doing, in our opinion, a great job in handling
> > the national projects. Their support is timely,
> > professional and greatly appreciated.
> >
> > But the above issues are CC HQ related,
> > hence our addressing you, the CC Board.
> >
> > Thank you for your attention,
> > we look forward to hearing from you.
> > If you need any additional information,
> > please do not hesitate to contact us.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > juan carlos de martin - cc italy
> > .....
> > .....
> >
> >
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