On 02/16/2011 01:42 PM, Kinshuk Sunil wrote: > On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:34 PM, FOSSmaniac <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 02/16/2011 11:50 AM, Kinshuk Sunil wrote: >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Kinshuk Sunil <[email protected]> >>> Date: Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 11:45 AM >>> Subject: Mozilla Meetup with Gervase Markham, February 27, Delhi >>> To: [email protected] >>> >>> On February 27, We will meet up with Gervase for a general chitchat at a >>> cafe for 2 hours. Amongst other things, we will talk about: >>> Register at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142071619190941 >> Its sad that one has to be a Facebook user to register for a FOSS >> related event, it would be good, if we could also have a wiki page for >> this, so that people who are not on facebook can also register! >> >> So I created a Wiki Page here[1] >> >> [1] http://lug-iitd.org/Mozilla_Meetup_Delhi_Feb2011 >> > > We selected Facebook for its mass reach, the wiki page or any other > alternate means of registration will only create confusion. There might be > few FOSSers who are not Facebook users, they can simply drop in at the event > and can send an email on the mailing lists (or contact the organiser, if > they didnt get the information on a mailing list) about their participation. > Even a tweet works. When I was on Facebook, I too thought that we can connect to a large no. of users if we are on Facebook, but IMHO there is no point telling them about FOSS, if we are making them use a closed platform like Facebook! > > Thank you for taking the initiative of creating the wiki page. Please do > mention on it that the organisers dont refer to it for handling user > registrations, so while listing themselves on the page might be a good idea, > it will be prudent to register on the facebook event or contact the > organiser or gate crash unannounced. > Thanks for the suggestion, added a note at
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