The future of CFP

I gleaned this from Paul (biscuit@well.com): Wired News has an R.U. Sirius interview of Gary Chapman, who apparently co- counded CFP (i did not know that). It's way too much of an "insider's conference," filled with inside jokes and jargon. On the other hand, there's something a little exhilarating about hearing young, smart, technically wizard speakers tell government and corporate authoritarians to shove it. http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/other/politics/story/10490.html

Danielle Gallo: As a final note, I think that next year's conference should feature a panel on taxing electronic commerce. President Clinton endorsed no-new-Net-taxes legislation in his recent remarks to the Technology 98 Conference in San Francisco, but the future on this issue is unclear. Although this area does not relate directly to privacy or free speech, it is an interesting issue to examine within the realm of e-commerce. *Random notes by the author: I liked the hotel but was disappointed to learn that the pool was outside. Could anyone tell me where to score a pair of John Gilmore's cool tie-dye socks? Bruce Sterling throws a good party. On Thursday, Richard Stallman explained that free software is like free speech and not free beer, but CFP seemed to do well in both departments. By Friday I felt like I had eaten my weight in tortillas. You're all checking out Crowds (http://www.research.att.com/projects/crowds/), right? Lastly, as this was my first visit to Texas, I was strongly encouraged by my cab driver to get a tattoo and eat a steak. I did not do either of these things, but enjoyed myself anyway. Danielle M. Gallo mailto://fmdk@nji.com 03/01/98