I think that SxSW is a potentially very friendly crowd where network services and cloud computing are a hot topic and Free and Open Source software are favourably considered. It’s a great place for us to be challenging the conventional wisdom that freedom and autonomy aren’t important “in the cloud”.

Ideally the panel would comprise members of the autonomo.us group, other people interested in autonomy and software-as-a-service, and maybe some dissenters to make the whole thing interesting.

If you’re interested in user autonomy, the Franklin Street Statement, and Open Software Services, please take a few moments to register for the Panelpicker and vote for the above panel. Tell your friends, colleagues, and neighbors, vote early, vote often! Thanks!