Why is FSF India trying to divide the existing commitee with this sort of approach.What they should be ideally doing is to encourage setting up of local chapters and strengthening the movement. But with this sort of stand and approach they are in fact killing the movement, killing the enthu among the people who are a part of the movement. Stating that " FSF India is not a mass organisation" is itself in contradiction to what the founder of Free Software Movement, Mr. Richard's speaks, that of majority of people using and evangelising free software.
FSF is not Free Software Movement. FSF and its sister organisations tries to give leadership to free software movement.
FSF India would be announcing a policy on local organisations. We do understand the need for local communities. There again rather than creating new communities it is better if we can work with local free software user groups and other organisations working for the promotion of free software philosophy. . Also note that being a sister organisations of FSF, FSF India has to follow policies of FSF. If we dont do that we wont be 'FSF India' but something else. There are some basic principles under which FSF recognised FSF India as a sister organisation. It is not possible to change that.
Some of our friends may have different view how FSF India's organisations setup be. I respect those view. They are free to take their own steps to correct the action. May be a new organisation based on millions of members and elected representatives. Yes, you may be right. You are free to do that. And all of us can work together. Let there be 1000 more organisations to promote free software. We just needs to be watchful of whether these organisations are helping community or sabotaging it from with in.
As long as one is promoting philosophy of free software why should we worry about which label which organisation which colour!
Words from Gitanjali coming back to mind.
"Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls"