On 9/11/14, Marcos Eugenio Kehl <[email protected]> wrote: > ... free massive propaganda made > by Hollywood activists think tanks. [Tor] emerging from the dark deep circle > of experts and specialized press to the crowds, through Hollywood.
it's Tor, btw :) i believe this is next great source of both support and funding - integrating a compelling and authentic narrative into creative production with a slice of residuals applied to long bets and other far horizon research best supported by such endowments and other "no strings attached" funding. Tor has a problem right now in that many efforts are tied to specific sponsor deliverables. if a sponsor doesn't want to cover the cost, and the volunteer expertise is not immediately and continuously available, the effort stalls. Few big sponsors also incur other planning and renewal concerns. --- this is not to say that sponsors and specific deliverables are a failure - the opposite! there is a great benefit to specific funds for specific goals, and many of the usability and connectivity improvements have been made through these efforts. --- however, long bets and complicated research are another story. i think Roger may consider datagram Tor research and development toxic; the short term efforts burning out devs, the research leading to more questions than answers, and the desire to put one's hand again into the fire diminishing. i'd love to see creative efforts underscore positive narratives around privacy in general, and Tor specifically. i'd love to have no strings attached funding flowing into the project for whatever non-profit appropriate endeavors they choose, including experimental efforts with little near term benefit. i'd love to see more inspiring and positive portrayals of Tor and privacy in popular culture, reaching those who have never considered what privacy means to them and how they may one day depend on it in dire need. i believe Tor Project Inc. would be receptive to this, however it would need to be presented as a whole package ready to sign on dotted lines. their time better spent on actually building privacy enhancing technologies rather than creative distractions... best regards, -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
