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[Ciphers Wikip]

> That's a difficult question, and a worthwhile debate.
Indeed it is.

> I would first ask people of South Arabia fighting against censorship
> what would help them most. That may provide a clue in which direction
> we should work.

I have never been to Saudi Arabia, and I don`t think I am the best person
to speak on their behalf, but I think any extra freely shared piece on
information will help their peaceful fight.
It might not be 100% today, but it will surely help them bring that number
up by tomorrow.

Best regards,
-- Ciphers

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Yann Forget <yannfo at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2012/10/16 Ciphers Wikip <cipherswiki at gmail.com>:
> >>Well, this telecom company is the arm of the government to impose
> >> censorship in KSA.
> >> This is a poor excuse. In creating such a partnership, WMF is
> >> implicitely supporting the censorship by providing a moral caution,
> >> even if it is not directly involved in censorship.
> >
> > I guess I can see your point there, Yan.
> > But please let me ask you this question :
> > What do you think is the best way to teach people what the word "freedom"
> > means?
>
> That's a difficult question, and a worthwhile debate.
> I would first ask people of South Arabia fighting against censorship
> what would help them most. That may provide a clue in which direction
> we should work.
>
> > -- Ciphers
> > Note : I have been following this list for a while, but this is the first
> > time I feel like posting something here. Apologize in advance if  my
> > comments are not in the scope of this list, and I wish posting using my
> wiki
> > username won`t bother anyone.
>
> Your message is fine, and well within the scope of this list.
>
> Regards,
>
> Yann
>