[FSUG-Bangalore] FSUG - Karnataka

[renuka prasad]

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Vikram Vincent <vincentvikram at swatantra.org>
wrote:

> Hi,
> The basic idea I was proposing was a coordination mechanism among the
> different Free software groups in the State of Karnataka.
>

Vikram it is a great idea that we need to have coordination mechanism --
already i spoke to the people in mysore, just to inform you they are
planning to  have have a group and also going throught out the colleges in
mysore and create awareness camps --- lets c what will they come up with ...

THen there is a small user group from SIT , tumkur who arein touch with some
of th students of our college lets see what will they also come up , and i
spoek to dayanad sagar college student who are a bit active and not come in
forefront.. then msrit is also quite active --- problem is see the student
communities will be more active upto their placement activities start soo of
the placement they will be a bit lost ----

SO let us discuss the strategies  about how to make the student or faculties
or management communites aware of free softwares then automatically when
their need s are addressed with a more efficient and effective way obviously
our success is seen ....

Please note that I was not proposing an FSF-Kn as we have not yet built the
> required organisational base.
> Taking membership of FSF-India is good. But if we have to have any activity
> then the activity will be local, right?
>

vikram i think you must be aware that fsf-india is doing a lot regarding the
sponsoring several events --- please correct if i am wrong any one that fsf
India has sponsored in a very large extent for the recent freemap India
where bangalore , mumbai, hyderabad, westbengal , delhi cities were mapped
and those maps are freely available now. ( I THINK IT IS IN TERMS OF LAKHS
WHERE FSF-INDIA RAISED FUNDS FOR THE FREEMAP INDIA WORKSHOP TOOK THIS YEAR)

BUT as you pointed rightly that some things have to happen locally --
ofcourse true, what i feel about all htese is we freedom fighters have to be
catalysts -- CATALYST means catalyst itself --.
Also what you are telling is also very much practical that FSF-india might
not be able to sponsor for each and every event --


> A question that can be posed is why do we need an FSF-{India, Latin
> America, Europe} when there is already an FSF?


you are right -- that is what i also pointed that there was a time where
there was a need for fsf-india -- i hope u understood .

>
> FSF-India can only give guidance.


i dont know how for this is correct.. it is hard to say this on fsf -- so
many are part of fsf i dont think they are just guiding us ....


> We at the grassroot level will have to execute it and build the Movement.
> That cannot be done by FSF-India.


Atleast i came to know about free software is beacuse of fsf only . see many
are apporaching for fsf for several things to make it happen like to fight
for the policy changes and other things --- i feel FSF - India has done a
lot and doing many things


FSF-{AP,Ker, TN, WB} are not independent of FSF-India just as Karnataka, AP,
> Kerala, WB, TN etc.. are not independent of India. Similar concept.
>

i dont know whether FSF of the states you mentioned are independent and i
cant even think about being independent -- by chance if any one things like
that also -- i have no opinions or comments on those --


I came to know about free softwares may be since from one year but even
though i was using free softwares since 5 to 6 years i was not aware of the
free software philosophy  -- but since one year one of the free software
freedom fighter has helped me to realize the imprtance of freedom ---- It is
the freedom for the software users that has impressed me much and since then
i felt that that there is a need to build a strong scociety which believes
in this free software philosphy ---

I feel we need to become CATALYST and create more such and help others to
get freedom ---



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