hi group, i personally feel that we have to collabrate with people from all cores of life not just NGO'S. if i'm not wrong that is what even the trivendrum declareation implicates to. at the same it is very much important to put a check on these organisations on, how much are they sincere to the cause of "free society"? (usually NGO'S and other organisations generally intend to adopt to free software. as its sucess story reveals how free society can be achieved.) what ever may be the co-opeartion they require from the free software community. that is all to take technology to the people.as part of there activity among people. here comes the important point what even FN mentioned " what kind of collabration are we going to make with them" ?. it should purely depend on the nature of organisation we are dealing with.