Geek PAC

— Is the Geek PAC going to be a reality? Here’s the story from NewsForge: The American Open Technology Consortium, the geek lobbying organization that began getting media attention last week, has raised nearly $30,000 in pledges without really asking for them yet, and organizers are thinking about splitting the group in two [to] comply … Continue reading “Geek PAC”

— Is the Geek PAC going to be a reality? Here’s the story from NewsForge:

The American Open Technology Consortium, the geek lobbying organization that began getting media attention last week, has raised nearly $30,000 in pledges without really asking for them yet, and organizers are thinking about splitting the group in two [to] comply with U.S. political action committee rules.

I have my doubts, although it would be nice for more geeks to get involved in actual politics instead of just stewing in their old-hat ’60s pseudo-politics all the time. The first problem with this PAC will be raising money, since open socialism is primarily the tool of individuals and not organizations (except for IBM, the prime mover behind Linux.) And secondly they’ll have to make concrete and practical decisions on concrete and actual issues, something that no other Geek PAC (EFF, for example) has ever been able to do well.