On 01-May-07, at 2:44 PM, peekay wrote:

> come on kenneth .. india is a large country .. only 50 members
> cannot be enough for making it *THE* gathering point ..

it is around 40-50 at a time - but total number of people visiting  
would be over a hundred. And i can safely say that most of the active  
luggers in India frequent the place.
>
> like local lugs, linux-india on freenode is also another 'gathering
> point' (i used "flocking point" .. not much different in sense really)

the strength is in local lugs - but given that only 3 are really  
active, people from smaller places find #li a good place to meet.

>
> as long as it is not being looked upon by indian linux users as
> a central organization to whose diktat, rulings, guidelines or
> even suggestions local lugs comply voluntarily, compulsorily
> or due to any other 'linkage', it cannot be called *THE*
> (one and only) central indian body for linux users from india

there is no organisational structure, no diktats and rulings - but  
more and more it is becoming *the* focal point

>
> i guess things are not what each local lug wants them to be
> (i think that they will not be so either .. we are toooo diverse
> to unify under ONE banner !)

i agree - we will never be unified under one banner. The loose  
structure of #li is as far as we will get. But #li *is* functioning  
and a lot of local and pan-indian initiatives spring from it.

>
> over to you .. this needs to be resolved/understood .. since
> this touches all lugs .. OR .. remain unresolved and open
>
> i don't have fixed notions on this any more ..

drop in and see for yourself

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