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Ramanraj K said on Sun, Jan 11, 2004 at 08:01:28PM +0530,:
An official memorandum submitted through the FSF India will carry great weight and demand a more serious consideration from CSIR.
No doubt, yes.
OTOH, will the scientific community brook interference by `outsiders' into its `affairs'? I mean, it is one thing for the FSF to help in drawing up a memorandum; and quite another for FSF to send it.
Lest I am misunderstood; let me clarify that I am just pointing out another aspect of the issue. I fully support the suggestion that memorandum be sent by the FSF. This will have the advantage of not having to `expose' scientists not willing to speak up for fear of the `establishment'.
we need to maintain the highest standards possible while putting together the requests.
Definitely.
Contributors may briefly give their qualifications and other
Did you mean people who sign the memorandum?
If you really mean people whose inputs go into the body of the memorandum; I do not quite see why their qualifications or backgrounds matter; nor do I see why the CSIR should talk to them; they should get in touch with the people who send it; in this case, the FSF India, as I gather. After all, it is only because people do not want to disclose their identities that they seek to `hide' behind organisations.
Anyway, if it is a mass memo the signatories will put their signature and names to it. It is not?
nature, it would be nice if we could put it together in a weeks time. So, please send the content you would like to be included in the draft memorandum to be sent to CSIR on or before 18th January, 2004. I
A better idea will be for you to post a working draft; and list will discuss it. The draft can be improved and issues may be added, if required in the process of discussion. Anybody in the scientific community interested in the FS movement will be a subscriber to either -friends or -discuss; and would have brought the issue to our attention even otherwise earlier. Since that has no happened, I am afraid that so the initiative in articulation has to be taken by us lawyers.
So, please do put up a draft so that we may discuss it.