The BBF is the one sending out fundraising emails presently, however.
--mlp
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Mac Cowell <mac@diybio.org> wrote:
> You should write your letter to the iGEM Parts Registry. It is separate
> from the BBF and run by different people. The same goes for iGEM. The
> BBF's mission is to "work to ensure that the engineering of biology is
> conducted in an open and ethical manner to benefit all people and the
> planet."
>
> Repositories like the iGEM Registry and AddGene - and Synthetic Biology
> companies such as iGEM, Ginkgo Bioworks, and Amyris (a wide range, but all
> maintain part collections) - may all benefit from the BFF, but they are not
> directed by it. Withdrawing support from the BFF won't change the policies
> of these other companies.
>
> Mac
>
>
> 231.313.9062 // @100ideas // sent from my rotary phone
>
> On Dec 21, 2011, at 9:41 AM, Cathal Garvey <cathalgarvey@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear sir/madame,
> I regret that I cannot justify a donation to the BioBricks Foundation, as it
> appears to me that the foundation is not fulfilling its stated goals. The
> BBF aims to make biological engineering more "Open" and "Accessible", and
> yet non-institutional biologists are entirely denied access to the parts
> registry, and registration for IGEM is extremely expensive per person.
>
> I hope that in time the registry will adopt a more open and accessible
> policy towards dissemination and exchange of biological code. Until then, my
> limited funding is better spent replicating the biological parts I need and
> cannot yet access.
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Cathal Garvey
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