[CIMC-work] US-IMC update

[Garth Liebhaber]

hey gang,

if you take the time to read the letter i just cc-ed to the working list, it'll explaing some things on where US-IMC is at.  In a 
nutshell, an Urbana tech cooperative formed of imc people had offered to set up the imc-us site in exchange for a 
permanent link and a two week feature.  needless to say, there were many oppositions to this exchange for advertising.  
The group, ACORN, has formed as a non-profit company.  I am verifying explicitly if the members will be paid- I have also 
asked if the group will benefit from the recent 200k soros windfall.  If they do, I have countered that Chicago will be 
compelled to block ACORN's involvement in the imc-us.  Really this point of exchanging advertising for services is enough 
to abort the plan, which i pointed out (as well as others).  There has not been a formal block on the proposal as of yet.

in the meantime i have countered with a proposal to comprehensively solicit diverse tech support from the indymedia 
network.  A tech needs list will be developed as well as a comprehensive mailing list.

Lastly,  I just looked through the list archives and could not find my response to Mitchell's latest draft revisal  of our letter to 
US-IMC.  sigh.  I spent a good while answering the concerns.  In short, not to negate Mitchell's work, but I think it would be 
better if we addressed our concerns by active participation in the current process.  At this point to block IMC-US would be a 
major undertaking in order to get the proper justification.  Many of the concerns in our letter have been addressed and will 
be addressed during future evolution.  If I get some more time I will go through the letter again and make a concise 
response.

anyway, glad we had a good meeting today,
garth

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