[Fsf-friends] Institutional Model vs. Bazaar Model
Raj Mathur
raju@linux-delhi.org
Tue Oct 5 14:40:26 IST 2004
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Hi Nagarjuna,
Thanks for the details about FSF-India.
>>>>> "Nagarjuna" == Nagarjuna G <nagarjun@gnowledge.org> writes:
Nagarjuna> On Sun, Oct 03, 2004 at 10:40:54AM +0530, Raju Mathur
Nagarjuna> wrote:
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>> I agree with most of what you're saying, except:
>>
>> >>>>> "Ram" == Ramanraj K <Ramanraj> writes:
>>
Ram> [snip]
>>
Ram> E gov software is worth about Rs. 1400 Crores per annum in
Ram> India. Surely, much of e gov software could be built from
Ram> the free software directory, and for utilising free software,
Ram> the gov could doante anything from Rs. 10 to Rs.100 crores,
Ram> to start with. These would enable FSF India to have its own
Ram> hardware, mirroring facilities, state of the art distros, and
Ram> provide fair compensation to developers who maintain the free
Ram> software pool in good shape. The gov could save more than
Ram> Rs.1000 crores or use it to meet infrastructure needs.
Ram> Individuals or private entities would seldom be able to match
Ram> the gov in funding and the gov has no other viable software
Ram> source for its needs.
>> Before anyone starts talking about donating to FSF (India or
>> anywhere), please, once again, consider releasing the following
>> information to the public:
>>
>> - - Directors, board members and office holders of FSF India -
>> - Salaries and allowances (if any) - - Statement of accounts
>> for the last financial year - - Clear list of activities in
>> which donated money will be invested - - Articles of
>> association
Nagarjuna> [snip]
Nagarjuna> Articles of association is there on the webpage. How
Nagarjuna> could you miss front page links? If you read carefully
Nagarjuna> the memorandum, most of the items listed there need
Nagarjuna> more human resource, all of which cannot be taken care
Nagarjuna> by only voluntary means, since some of them need
Nagarjuna> regular attention.
Oops, my bad!
I presume FSF-I got audited last financial year; now if you could only
publish that statement of accounts it'd be perfect. Of course,
there's no legal compulsion for you to publish -- just a request from
my side on behalf of whatever community I happen to be counting myself
in this instant :)
Regards,
- -- Raju
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