Hello everyone, > From: Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Prashant Verma wrote: > > > In my mind LUG-Bengal simply means a LUG based in Bengal. And the > > concept is not new, if that's the point, because LUGs are a phenomenon > > the world over. And the tldp faq above does answer many or all of your > > questions. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LUGs%2C_FSUGs%2C_GLUGs_in_India_and_Asia#Eastern_India > provides an idea of the number of LUGs in eastern India, LFY > should/could be having a larger listing. > > Why a LUG-Bengal ? Why now ? What would be different ? What is the > charter ? What are the immediate goals ? >
I just threw in this idea of LUG-Bengal in the ring as a random thought. I don't know if people have tried to do this before, and I definitely didn't knew about other open source groups in Bengal. The reason why it will be good to have a LUG-Bengal is because, it will help in better coordinating of the activities of different user group, better utilization of resources, will improve communication, and people from well established groups can help other fledgling groups, etc. But right now, I think that we should first concentrate on LUG-cal, and strengthen and consolidate it. In my opinion registering LUG-cal is definitely the way to go. I think discussing the steps and procedures required to get this done should be on agenda for this Saturday's meeting. > > But, I'm sure there is an important point that you are trying to make, > > which at least I am not getting. So in the interest of time and of a > > reasonable discussion, I'll request you to go ahead and explain what > > point you are trying to make? > > Over the period of time I have been with the LUG, there have been > repeated discussions on forming the LUG-Cal as a registered body. From > what I could conclude, the attempts failed because: > > o No clear ownership of the initiative This should not be an issue this time. > o No clear roadmap to take it ahead > o No discussion on sustaining it This will requires some perseverance and effort, and hopefully things will be better this time. As mentioned in other posts we need to spread awareness about LUG-cal in schools and colleges. Also, we need to make sure that the LUG keeps on doing some constructive activities, otherwise the initial excitement will soon fizzle out. > o Narrow focus on website maintainance and Domain name (re)registration Hopefully, this mistake will not be repeated and anyway we already have a website and a domain name. > o No idea of inclusive partnership (taking in the various LUGs) I hope this can be rectified. I will contact the members of Linux Junkies, Nixals and polarplayers. Factionalism is not going to do anybody good. If there are any other group which I have missed please let me know, I will discuss things with them also. > But starting off with a premise of forming a LUG-Bengal would > basically be forking the LUG-Cal (again...) and probably a redundant > exercise aimed at satisfying one's ego and nothing to do with the > excellent TLDP links you quoted. > No forking, only reunification. -- Surendra Singhi http://ssinghi.kreeti.com,http://www.kreeti.com See the Latest news at - http://news.kreeti.com -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
