Re: tlug: Yokohama - IMASY General Meeting

[Karl-Max Wagner <karlmax@example.com>]

>  Let me inform about Freenet. Freenet movement began at Cleveland, Ohio.
> It is spreading in North America. It seems to me Freenets are working
> very well. Some information can be obtained at
> <http://www.ncf.carleton.ca>, which is Ottawa Freenet's Homepage.

I know. Know their story by heart...well almost. That was our
point of departure. It was founded by Tom Grundner of Cleveland,
OH. After some stupidities, the PSTN Inc. ( Public Service
Telecommunications Networks ) went broke after the US Government
pulled the plug on subsidies. We didn't want to follow them
because they wanted $5000 for using the term "Freenet" and
coined our own term, "Buergernetz" and protected it. The
trademark now belongs to the Bavarian Government.

I was one of the prime movers and shakers of that back then.
Other prominent movers and shakers were Marc Meis, Walter F. Kugemann,
Bertram Gebauer and - not to forget - Ralph Pollinger.

Marc Meis and me are founding members of Buergernetz Muenchen.
Visit them at http://www.muenchen.org

I told you I can tell you endless stories.....

                               Karl-Max Wagner
                               karlmax@example.com
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