[Year 12 SofDev] FireFox free browser record attempt Tomorrow

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Peter writes,

Regarding,  http://www.spreadfirefox.com/worldrecord

>  There is an interesting lesson to be gleaned from looking
>  at the counts on the website map and asking "why?"  peter
>
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>   /     \   Low priest of Apostate, the Goddess of Something
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Indeed there is, old friend. It's good to see the encouraging numbers
of people in even the tiny African States participating so actively in
state-of-the-art cyberspace. One free cyberspace thanks to Mozilla, the
world's largest and most sucessful Open Source (volunteer) Foundation :)

 http://www.spreadfirefox.com/worldrecord

And, when one clicks on PLEDGE NOW .. a pop-up window appears:

"Enter your email address and we’ll keep you informed of the latest record
developments. We hate spam as much as you do, so we promise not to share
your data with anyone.

Select a region (highlight a country)

Enter an Email address:*  ....

Click Pledge Now!  

* Email Optional. Mozilla only will use your email address to confirm your
registration, send download reminders to you when Firefox 3 launches, and
to let you know the results of our record attempt. We will not share your
email address with any other organization or individual. If you would like
more information about Mozilla’s privacy policy, please click here. You
may contact us for any questions, or if you wish to access and/or correct
your information, where appropriate, by emailing us: privacy at mozilla.com
Mozilla Corporation, 1981 Landings Drive, Bldg. K, Mountain View, CA 

Clicking on PLEDGE ..

Thanks for pledging to help set this world record by downloading Firefox

We’ll send you an email reminder to let you know when it’s time, but check
back here often for updates. Please be patient while the map updates with
your pledge! 
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. one might think this event  a window to our world, real and virtual :)

Cheers, Peter
Stephen Loosley
Victoria, Australia