I'm finally back from Tunisia and getting caught up on email. Following are some reports (and photos of Tunisia's Roman ruins and the Sahara). -Declan ------------------------- http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5960298.html TUNIS, Tunisia--Cuba, Iran and African governments lashed out at the U.S. government this week, charging that the Internet permits too much free speech and that the way it is managed must be reformed immediately. http://news.com.com/2100-1033_3-5960120.html TUNIS, Tunisia--The U.S. government on Friday protested a crackdown by Tunisian secret police on the streets and a new spate of Web censorship during a United Nations Internet summit here. http://news.com.com/2100-1036_3-5955245.html TUNIS, Tunisia--The Bush administration and its critics at a United Nations summit here have inked a broad agreement on global Internet management that will preclude any dramatic showdown this week. Actual documents approved at the United Nations' WSIS summit: http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/index.html Microsoft/open source intrigue: http://pinoytechblog.com/archives/microsoft-censors-un-document-from-referencing-to-foss Open letter to Kofi Annan over his decision to select Tunisia as host nation: http://www.apc.org/english/wsis/blog/index.shtml?x=2657223 Reporters Without Borders on the conference: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=15613 Richard Stallman's adventures with a tinfoil hat: http://perens.sourcelabs.com/ ------------------------- Roman ruins: http://www.mccullagh.org/photo/1ds-4/dougga-capitol-forum http://www.mccullagh.org/photo/1ds-4/sbeitla-temple-of-minerva Two Star Wars filming locations (and one that should have been): http://www.mccullagh.org/photo/1ds-4/ksar-hadada-mos-espa http://www.mccullagh.org/photo/1ds-4/sidi-driss-star-wars http://www.mccullagh.org/theme/el-hencha-sahara.html Sahara sand dunes: http://www.mccullagh.org/photo/1ds-4/sahara-desert-sand-dune Camels and desert: http://www.mccullagh.org/photo/1ds-4/sahara-camel http://www.mccullagh.org/photo/1ds-4/camel-crossing-sign http://www.mccullagh.org/photo/1ds-4/chott-el-jerid http://www.mccullagh.org/photo/1ds-4/sea-of-sand-desert Tozeur and Tunis downtown: http://www.mccullagh.org/theme/tozeur-tunisia-downtown.html http://www.mccullagh.org/theme/tunis-medina.html http://www.mccullagh.org/theme/tunis-downtown.html Traditional Berber home: http://www.mccullagh.org/photo/1ds-4/berber-woman Paris photos on the way back: http://www.mccullagh.org/photo/1ds-4/avenue-des-champs-elysees-night http://www.mccullagh.org/photo/1ds-4/institut-de-france-french-academy ------------------------- _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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