> From reading John's letter, I was thinking bet you these guys are going to interpret it as him seeking some sort of endorsement. I don't think he should have mentioned Raspberry Pi. It takes the letter into areas that you wouldn't want to discuss.
From a point of view of the sort of people who in fact would read the letter, you might be right.
But from the point of view of the ideal recipient of the letter -- someone who cares about computing education -- giving examples of relevant projects is the right thing to do, because examples help to get the point across. Unfortunately politicians don't get computers or the internet, which is why we need new ones who do.
Next May, Pirate Party UK will contest elections across the country; I myself intend to stand as a candidate for Edinburgh Council. We're hoping to duplicate our recent success in Berlin across the UK.
If Pirates are elected and we receive similar letters about computing education, we won't simply ignore them, we'll act on them.
From a point of view of the sort of people who in fact would read the letter, you might be right.
But from the point of view of the ideal recipient of the letter -- someone who cares about computing education -- giving examples of relevant projects is the right thing to do, because examples help to get the point across. Unfortunately politicians don't get computers or the internet, which is why we need new ones who do.
Next May, Pirate Party UK will contest elections across the country; I myself intend to stand as a candidate for Edinburgh Council. We're hoping to duplicate our recent success in Berlin across the UK.
If Pirates are elected and we receive similar letters about computing education, we won't simply ignore them, we'll act on them.