Re:We need to learn from this... (Score 1)

We could fight in court, but the opposition will always be better-funded. Now I don't believe money buys judgments, but it does buy time in front of a judge. We may win here and there, but can we afford to keep the fight up on every front? Not without a lot more organization, and money.

I believe that the tide has already turned. How can you say that "we" don't have enough money, when Linux/Open Source-based IPOs are the hottest things on Wall Street?

Some people have complained that ESR is just repeating what everyone else has been saying; but isn't that exactly what we need? Here's a guy we respect, with a stash of money (well, in 6 months anyway), zealously upholding the right of free speech and promoting our cause - and "the outside world" listens to him. So it is big news when he expresses his views, because it helps all of us.

Now regarding organizing, that is one of the outstanding strong points of the Open Source community. Just look at how quickly everyone rallied together when the TRO hearing was announced.

There is no reason to feel dispair, because people are beginning to listen.

Tom.