[FSUG-Bangalore] Future of FSUG-Bangalore (WasRe: Ministry meetingwith RMS, Eben)

[Senthil Sundaram (sensunda)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fsug-bangalore-bounces at mm.gnu.org.in 
> [mailto:fsug-bangalore-bounces at mm.gnu.org.in] On Behalf Of 
> Vikram Vincent
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 3:19 PM
> To: Free Software Users Group - Bangalore
> Subject: [FSUG-Bangalore] Future of FSUG-Bangalore (WasRe: 
> Ministry meetingwith RMS, Eben)
> 
> 2008/12/1 Anurag <anurag at gnuer.org>:
> > Vikram, with such blanket statements all over the lists, 
> what exactly 
> > are you trying to prove? Is there some issue which can be fixed?
> >
> The Karnataka team(not yet baptised) has been working in the 
> Free Software Movement in Karnataka from a mass movement 
> point of view.
> 
> From http://bangalore.gnu.org.in/index.php/Main_Page "The 
> Free Software Users' Group Bangalore, India, also called 
> FSUG-Bangalore, is an informal group of Free Software Users 
> in and around Bangalore.
> 
> We discuss issues related to advocating, promoting, 
> supporting the cause of Free Software, Free Software 
> Operating systems, various distributions, sharing free 
> software resources, have informal and formal 
> meetings/seminars, organise workshops, Campaigns now and then, etc. "
> 
> We understand from this that FSUG-Bangalore is a group which 
> has no set direction and with a jurisdiction of Bangalore 
> alone. It will go in the direction in which the pull is 
> stronger. A mass movement on the other hand has clear aims 
> and objectives and an organisational structure.
> 
> If everybody agrees with our method of building the free 
> software movement as a mass movement then please say yes and 
> we will work on democratising FSUG-Bangalore and give it an 
> organisational structure, aims, objectives, et al.
> --

I am not in agreement..or as of thinking  as of about democratisation
and mass movement..
that would be a clearly separate debate  ..i am making this statement so
that folks don't confuse my earlier mails to arun with this..i sent a
mail to fsf-I - so that next time I am involved in a joint program or a
slumdweller program....fsf-i considers it to be in the right
spirit..when we have fsug as a particpant and not as the main
organiser..unless it was specifically a fsug programme ...especially in
light of all the controversy...and flame..its better to avoid
something..like that..in the interests of the movement..