Hi Renuka,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/6/2 renuka prasad <<a href="mailto:renukaprasadb@gmail.com">renukaprasadb@gmail.com</a>>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
OK FREEDOM FIGHTERS ----all are pumped up..<br><br>well let me tell my views on these <br><br>1) if we have to plan for the f oundation and fsf-karnataka is the intention ( free software foundation - karnataka ) first thing is where will the contributors contribute the funds --- this is my my first worry -- i will contribute 1000 Rs for that as a fund the day it sarts -- but where is the website where i can donate online --- i cant take DD and do other things ( assume )</blockquote>
<div><br>Any proposed FSF-Kn will be a registered Not-for-profit organisation and accounting will take place accordingly.<br>I'm sure that we can focus on that once the ground work is put in place.<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>2)fsf-karnataka -- if the events happens independent of fsf-india then i feel we need to rethink on these </blockquote><div><br>When we say that activities indepedent of FSF-India we do not mean independent of principles or goals but rather activities taking local conditions and issues into consideration.<br>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>3) fsf-india itself has to become more stronger -- lets work towards that first</blockquote>
<div><br>This is a simultaneous process rather than a linear one.<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>5 ) So good that we have a separate fsf ----- when it is a foundation then i thing there is need for lot of ground work to be done -- i feel another two more years are needed to make FSUG more in karnataka then we can form a fsf - karnataka</blockquote>
<div> </div><div>There are certain basic organisational requirements to be fulfilled first. For example, strong campus level self sustaining groups in at least a few institutions, a committed local team, an educational institution who will provide certain minimum resources and infrastructure, etc... I feel that we do not have to wait two years but the timeline will be decided by our activities. We hope that RVCE, BMSCE, St. Joseph's, Christ's and other communities will play a major role in this.<br>
</div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">6) foundation means lot of contributions would pur in then who will manage all that and then there are many events have to be regualarly organized through out <br>
---- so first lets make the community aware of the free softwares through out state and then we shall decide and do very organized way <br>
<br>So if we think practically and morally we need to become much more stronger and create more and more awareness then we can think of fsf-karnataka <br><br>if fsf karnatak is very much necessary then i can talk to some of the people who can even contribute offcie space and other things necessary -- i cant do that until and unless some concreate work is not shown </blockquote>
<div><br>That will be cool. <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>These are my views ----- so lets meet once ( FSUG -Bangalore or wherever you are ) and have more discussions <br>
<br></blockquote></div>Sure.<br>-- <br>Vikram Vincent<br>+919448810822<br><a href="http://swatantra.org/">http://swatantra.org/</a>