On 2 September 2012 13:01, Eugene Correia <[email protected]> wrote:
> Did any one person or a group launch it "officially" and where? I was not around when Goanet (then spelt as GoaNet or Goa-Net) started. But how, as is well known, most such initiatives don't start with a bang... many get started without even being noticed, a few survive the test of time. And then we write "history" with the benefit of hindsight. Mostly, such things are not planned, very well thought out, and we don't even know where they would end up. > Perhaps John D'Souza or Tim de Mello should confirm if GoaNet was hosted by > Goacom > for a short time. GoaWeb merged into GoaNet, isn't it? For a "short" time? I think Goacom.com hosted Goanet for a considerable period of time. They did it gratis, we shared content with them, and after awhile, parted ways. If I'm not wrong, GoaWeb was started by Marlon and was merged into GoaCom (which took on a more ambitious and commercial role). > I have called Herman Van Wickle before for the only reason is that he > wakes up on Aug. 25 to deliver his thank-you note. Will he please wake > up again and give us his privileged view on the subject so that we can > put this whole business of dating GoaNet to rest once and for all? Apart from misspelling Winkle, this is, in my view, quite rude. How would you know who plays what role in keeping the project going? Everyone need not be visible or content providers (like you and me are) to play a significant role in a project of this kind. As for the date of Goanet's founding, personally I believe this is not a significant issue. I would be more concerned with if, and how, we can located Goanet's early archives from our very early days... > Marlon should also add his knowledge of GoaWeb and GoaNet to the > debate to get an all-round picture. These two can help separate fact > from fiction. > It would also be good to add the names of the volunteers who served on > the Admin Team and the time period they were there. A detailed history > is important for anyone seeking to research the Goan venture into > cyberspace. It is possible that I could have missed out some others in my earlier post, but on comparing lists, the only name which struck me (and which I missed out) was that of Eustaquio J Santimano of Colva/Singapore (and Scandinavia for some time too). FN
