[Fsf-friends] Re: user group assn.

[Ramanraj K]

Nagarjuna G. wrote:

  >> .....
  >>Raj Mathur has been asking for publication of accounts etc. If we could
  >>dispose such requests first, then we should be able to ask others to do
  >>the same, with more conviction. Having access to information would help
  >>us to act upon it in a better way.
  >
  >
  > Arun is arranging to get the stuff up soon.

Thanks.  I am sure that will help.


  >>FSF India could play a major role in channelising dev and advocacy
  >>efforts.  Drafting petitions and memorandums to have our requests
  >>processed, would be the main channel of making suitable requests.
  >>
  >>Yesterday, Raman.P., of ILUGC, suggested that free software user groups
  >>in India join together to form an association.  While software cos. have
  >>NASSCOM, software user groups have no corresponding association that
  >>could effectively air their views and needs.  In the free software
  >>community, the line between developers and users is virtually
  >>non-existent, and FSF India could lead in co-ordinating all the free
  >>software user groups, including LUGs that are willing to join.  Most
  >>user groups meet once a month, and discuss over mailing lists also, and
  >>hence important issues could be discussed at all LUGS and based on
  >>consensus, better representations could be sent to authorities.
  >>
  >
  >
  > We would want someone take it up as a clear responsibility and do it,
  > be in touch with all the FSUGS/GLUGS and LUGS and other free software
  > groups in the country.  We do have now more serious people and are
  > willing to work.  It is good if each person takes one responsibility
  > and coordinates on behalf of FSF India.

Many lug and user group representatives are members of this list, and if
a consensus does evolve, we may take further steps.

Thanks,
Ramanraj.