Would you like to begin to introduce yourself, by sharing with us your first time visiting in Paris?
20-30 years before it happened. It didn’t take that much time. Here we are in 2015, listening to what was the first time we saw the connection of those two computers. Do you remember, Audrey, the first time when you see the two computers get together and connect around the world?
You were a girl, a teenager — did your parents and understood that you were doing and understand the progress from one year from the other? They’ve seen the revolution going on, your parents?
You say that you had understand that at that point?
The person from the universities in France mentioned that the code is law. It reminded me very much of everything about your teenage years.
You have been sharing this code, and to give it to everybody — all the citizens — so they can become their own architects. When do you realize the importance of this idea ?
And then you gave all your knowledge of the code to other people. How did you make that accessible?
For people outside Taiwan, how would you explain the revolution of Sunflower movement to them ?
When you say "we," you mean the technical team to work on Internet connectivity during these days?
About the occupation of 22 days in Taiwan, you emphasized on Internet neutrality. How would you explain that?
Would you use the same tools to put online everything from anyone, any part, any ideas they have, give all their content? Would the people in Taiwan have done this for their government, even for an administration that you didn’t agree with?
Yes, we can come back to the legal definition. It’s like the definition of a lawmaker, so I will trust it, because you know what it is. [laughs]
I noticed that when you introduced yourself, that you were retired?
You’re not very old. Why do you call yourself retired?
When you were working for 20 years, did that give you enough money to live without being a problem for you?
But your knowledge may also enable big groups in the private sector. For instance, would you work with Facebook, or with Google?
So it is a grand movement, involving each and every participants, on the internet. Do you think this kind of collaboration gives us hope for the future?
Thank you so much for spending the time with us. We look forward seeing you tonight at the Nuit des Idées.
