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organization* in this fight and..."
An FSF-Kn is an important necessity - the only question being when. The
Movement cannot simply be anchored to individuals.
You were in Kerala yesterday, today in Bangalore and tomorrow somewhere
else. So on what basis is your argument?
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Vikram Vincent
+919448810822
http://swatantra.org/

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2008/6/2 Anivar Aravind &lt;<a href="mailto:anivar.aravind at gmail.com">anivar.aravind at gmail.com</a>&gt;:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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</div>I think users group is different from FSF Karnataka. And users groups<br>
need to be local. From our experience we know that any state user group<br>
in india didn&#39;t worked yet (ilug-goa and ilug-delhi are the the only<br>
exceptions)</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>
Lets work on creating more localized user groups than making window<br>
platforms<br>
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FSUG-bangalore already have an identity. let us keep it. at the same<br>
time we can help the programmes all over kanataka a</blockquote><div><br>User groups need to be local but we do need a coordination group for the whole of Karnataka.<br>
&quot;FSUG, Karnataka&quot; was just a name suggestion.<br>Since the initial idea was to evolve FSUG, Bangalore into FSF-Kn I was only suggesting an intermediate step.<br>Randomness is fine but not when it comes to the Movement.
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And about FSF Karnataka , I am not much happy about the concept. The</blockquote><div><br>And why should you feel so? <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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problem i am seeing with FSF AP and FSF Kerala are it is centered around<br>
some other institutional base. Here in bangalore we have a good<br>
community strength . but all of us are volunteering for the free<br>
software cause.</blockquote><div><br>I think that the above mentioned groups are doing very good work in building the Free Software Movement in their respective states.<br>From <a href="http://www.fsf.org/appeal/2007/mako/">http://www.fsf.org/appeal/2007/mako/</a> &quot;<u>The FSF is the front-line
organization</u> in this fight and...&quot;<br>An FSF-Kn is an important necessity - the only question being when. The Movement cannot simply be anchored to individuals.<br>You were in Kerala yesterday, today in Bangalore and tomorrow somewhere else. So on what basis is your argument?<br>
</div></div>-- <br>Vikram Vincent<br>+919448810822<br><a href="http://swatantra.org/">http://swatantra.org/</a>

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