Matthew Palmer wrote:
On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 01:00:53PM +1000, Johngibbons wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 08:58 am, Matthew Palmer wrote:
On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 07:50:24AM +1000, Johngibbons wrote:
A freeware enthusiast, I am reminded of a lesson I learned when I was in
a war: "Attack from all sides". The more groups the better. More groups
equals a wider range and selection of tactics and stategies. One
organisation may reduce to one approach. Go GLUG!!!
How many totally separate armies did you have fighting on one team?
Probably only one against any one target. Although they were attacking
from all sides, they were probably under some sort of coordinated command.
One appropriate organisation can coordinate an attack from many different
angles, whereas multiple uncoordinated organisations will probably waste
most of their energies fighting each other, rather than getting on and
slaughtering their common enemy.
Good point Matt. However, the assumption is that the 'one appropriate
organisation' has the right strategy and resources in the first place. Also,
I'd look to improve an existing organisation before I started a new one.
Starting a new organisation takes large amounts of resources.
considering the economic might of the opposition we may end up with no
alternative but guerrilla warfare.
Which is not what anyone has suggested in this thread to date. Guerrilla
warfare implies secretiveness and independent action. GLUG would be another
public group. And I'd certainly disagree that at this point in time
Guerrilla warfare would be productive. We *have* a positive public image,
we have no reason to hide in the dark.
I agree. Surely pooling all our resources together will be much more
productive than dividing our energy between two or more similarly
motivated groups. The energy/time/money overhead duplication associated
in simply organising and running a similar group is wasteful and could
be much better spent in tackling the real issues.
Just my 2c...
Brad
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