[governance] Anti-Censorship software from EU for Activists

[Deirdre Williams]

Dear Andrea - my thank you was intended literally. I was really grateful
for the reminder :-)
Deirdre

On 15 December 2011 11:46, Andrea Glorioso <andrea at digitalpolicy.it> wrote:

> Dear Deirdre,
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Deirdre Williams <
> williams.deirdre at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Andrea,
>> Thank you for a lesson in being more careful about what I write, and
>> particularly about how I choose quotations.
>> In fact although both replies were triggered by the article that Imran
>> shared with us, neither was intended as a direct comment on either the
>> European Commission or Commissioner Kroes. This time my attention was
>> attracted by the words "the power of the Internet, and social networking
>> in particular, in building freedom and democracy" - I should have
>> isolated them from their paragraph.
>>
>> However I am very glad that you replied, because in your reply the people
>> themselves get the attention they deserve which is more often concentrated
>> on the technology.
>> Best wishes
>> Deirdre
>>
>
> Please be assured that it is not my intention to give lessons to anyone. I
> am not a native English speaker and therefore I may not always manage to
> choose the correct words and tone to ensure that what is meant to be a
> factual response does not become an arrogant one. (But I am also told by my
> family that I tend to be very "professor-like" when I speak to them in my
> own native tongue :).
>
> Jokes aside,  please do take everything I say here as a sincere request
> for constructive discussions. We are not, nor do we consider ourselves to
> be, holders of the one and only truth, either in this field or in others
> (we may have strong opinions, but that's a different matter I guess). We
> need all the good ideas that can come up from all stakeholders, whether
> they are channeled through the newly-nominated advisor of Neelie Kroes or
> via other means.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Andrea
>
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