Message-ID: <19990811194833.AAA23351@LOCALNAME> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 16:52:05 +0000 From: Kerry Miller <mailto:kerryo@ns.sympatico.ca> Subject: Re: Action against the WTO To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
> I wonder, however, about the relation between Kerry's leftist
> teachings and the object of the present list, which is, if I am
> correct, "Technology transfer in development".
>
I not only wonder, but am frankly incredulous when a person has nothing to say but carps repeatedly at another's saying something. I consider a mailing list a place to pass on news, whether of the outside world or ones inner space -- is there something new in your post which I have overlooked? Has some new idea of 'development' been developed, by which a stifling conservatism equates to progress? (Too bad you cant afford to tell everyone about it ;-))
> Besides that, Kerry, do you remember that some people interested in
> development, particularly those from developing countries, have to pay
> heavily to download your philosophy. This was discussed with you not long
> ago, and Uwe Bruenjes, from Mexico, I believe, even paid to confirm this.
>
Uwe and I have exchanged many messages on various topics, and while he did confirm that he pays 'by the byte,' I did not get the impression that he *objected to doing so. Actually, I thought it was rather remarkable that of the several hundred subscribers here, there was only the one response. As with any other issue in any other social space, the custom of 'counting noses' goes a long way towards deciding a course of behaviour. In short, if there is a higher and better use for this list, let's see it.
> Capisco ?
>
Perhaps if you were to offer your idea of development, there would be more to comprehend. Does the idea of a free market in ideas disturb you?Good luck, kerry