On Fri, Apr 11, 2003 at 04:48:56PM +0530, Arko Provo Mukherjee wrote:
In places like Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai where the LUGs have taken explicit positions not to actively promote free software (they wish to do it incidentally because they mainly cater to the business interests) it is important to have FSUGs. However in some places where promoting free software has been the main objective, which gets reflected by the way the user groups are shaped and formed then one may continue with GLUGS. In Mumbai e.g., we can do with GLUG (one of the oldest GLUGS in the country) unless there is a serious differnece of opinion.
Nagarjuna
Are we then going to do form groups?
We are not going against GLUG if we form FSUG. We can go hand in hand with them. If it is FSF, it should be FSUG.
Moreover having FSUG in some places and GLUGS in some other places doesn't bring the user groups under one roof. So the first question to be answered is whether we want to create a set of User Groups directly under FSF which can run parallel to the existing LUG/GLUGs in the country.
This can be resolved like this: A group, either an FSUG or GLUG will pass a resolution in one of their meetings and announces on their web page that it is affiliated to FSF India and will act as a nodal active group for FSF. Such groups will not encourage the promotion of non-free software under any free operating system, while promoting the use of free software anywhere. Any such explicit promotion in either the meetings or mailing lists will make such a group disqualify being a group under the FSF India banner.
GLUG Mumbai is meeting tomorrow, and this issue will be discussed.
Nagarjuna