On Sun, May 25, 2003 at 09:43:01AM +0300, Herouth Maoz wrote:I will tell you what I think. "Hamakor" is an attempt to give a formal representation. The problem is that there is no "formal" to represent. As such, you are, of course, free to send your own comment. In order to make the message more concise, and to give a unified front appearance, I ask that you do so only if:
Since Shachar is doing such a serious official job, do you guys think that I should still go ahead and send a letter myself?
Putting aside other considerations, do you want to go ahead and send
a letter yourself? If yes then I believe you should go ahead with it.
Will more then one comment be more effective?
1. You think the formal reply is inadequate in any way
or
2. You think, for whatever reason, that Hamakor does not and can not represent you.
This is just a request from me, of course, and bears no formal power. You are, as are we all, free to do as you feel best. I believe that having lots of replies that only vary slightly is too confusing. One thing that can be effective is posting a letter saying "I would like to direct your attention to this reply that has been published on the matter, at http://www.hamakor.org.il/";. This will show unifromity, and that there is a large body backing the "opposition".
One more humble request. If you do send out a response, please make it clear as to who you are representing. Our responses are marked as representing "Hamakor". I cannot say whether or not this represents the Free Software, Linux, Open Source, or any other community, because, quite frankly, I don't know.
Judging from the number of people who saw fit to send in registration fees (less than 30), probably not too much. Judging from the amount of support we are getting here, very much. This is why the FAQ says "there can be no formal representation, because there is noone to represent". It goes without saying that the more people I can say affiliated themselves with Hamakor, the more credebility I have as a "representative". Sadly, the laws of this game are such that other things are even more important. Such things include how known you are, how much noise you make, and other things which are, when all is said and done, irrelevant (though important).
Shachar
-- Shachar Shemesh Open Source integration consultant Home page & resume - http://www.shemesh.biz/
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