On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 13:44, Vikram Vincent vincentvikram@gmail.com wrote:
FSF-India is a Not-For-Profit institution. FSUG-Bangalore is a group of people who are {users,developers} of free software.
Am aware of the former and practically speaking, the latter (FSUG-bangalore) would still a part of the parent org, especially w.r.t resources (like this list).
I don't think that FSUG is officially affiliated to FSF-India. And no, it is not a branch either.
Are you saying FSUG is an independent org ? Not sure what you mean by 'official' either? Care to explain.
Vid_A vid@svaksha.com wrote:
Am aware of the former and practically speaking, the latter (FSUG-bangalore) would still a part of the parent org, especially w.r.t resources (like this list).
Historically speaking here. :)
FSUG Bangalore was started as some coffee table meetings around 2003. There would be like, um, five guys and Abhas would pay for everybody's coffee. Mailing list and wiki were hosted by deeproot initially.
There was no formal affiliation with FSF-I back then. I don't think it's changed since. List was migrated later, clearly because it was the proper thing to do. The old wiki (oh, the poor ignored thing...) is still hosted by deeproot, although it has a bangalore.gnu.org.in domain name.
As far as I can tell, FSF India has no such thing as local or branch organisations. We happen to be on gnu.org.in because they were gracious enough to accept us into their stead.
There was some talk about having some sort of formal representation of FSF India in Bangalore as well as all over India -- because, you know, FSF-I office and a majority of the smelly gnu hippies at the time happened to be in the southern end of the country and that's a very unfair balance of power. I'm not sure what happened afterwards since I've been on a very long beauty sleep.
Are you saying FSUG is an independent org ? Not sure what you mean by 'official' either? Care to explain.
I guess Vikram meant this is a user group without a formal structure. There are no office bearers, for example. I'd asked about this "back in the time", but no one wanted to carry those crosses. It prevailed, like some sort of unexplainable tribal law.
That's what I know/imagine, unless I've consciously lied. More knowledgeable folks, please feel free to correct. I'm gonna sleep for maybe another week in the meantime.
Sajith.
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 16:33, Sajith T S sajith@gmail.com wrote:
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There was no formal affiliation with FSF-I back then. I don't think it's changed since. List was migrated later, clearly because it was the proper thing to do. The old wiki (oh, the poor ignored thing...) is still hosted by deeproot, although it has a bangalore.gnu.org.in domain name.
enlightened now,... wondered why the list moved some years ago but 'was in another city' is my excuse.
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That's what I know/imagine, unless I've consciously lied. More knowledgeable folks, please feel free to correct. I'm gonna sleep for maybe another week in the meantime.
hope you wake up for the SFW