Nagarjuna G. wrote:
..... Raj Mathur has been asking for publication of accounts etc. If we could dispose such requests first, then we should be able to ask others to do the same, with more conviction. Having access to information would help us to act upon it in a better way.
Arun is arranging to get the stuff up soon.
Thanks. I am sure that will help.
FSF India could play a major role in channelising dev and advocacy efforts. Drafting petitions and memorandums to have our requests processed, would be the main channel of making suitable requests.
Yesterday, Raman.P., of ILUGC, suggested that free software user groups in India join together to form an association. While software cos. have NASSCOM, software user groups have no corresponding association that could effectively air their views and needs. In the free software community, the line between developers and users is virtually non-existent, and FSF India could lead in co-ordinating all the free software user groups, including LUGs that are willing to join. Most user groups meet once a month, and discuss over mailing lists also, and hence important issues could be discussed at all LUGS and based on consensus, better representations could be sent to authorities.
We would want someone take it up as a clear responsibility and do it, be in touch with all the FSUGS/GLUGS and LUGS and other free software groups in the country. We do have now more serious people and are willing to work. It is good if each person takes one responsibility and coordinates on behalf of FSF India.
Many lug and user group representatives are members of this list, and if a consensus does evolve, we may take further steps.
Thanks, Ramanraj.