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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: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 >> >> 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,
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