[gnu.org #351798] Unacceptable behavior of Malayalam coordinator and www-ml administrator

[Vivek Varghese Cherian]

Hi Team,

On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Yavor Doganov via RT <
web-translators at gnu.org> wrote:

> vivekcherian at gmail.com via RT wrote:
> >
> > The reason is that Malayalam translation of the GNU Website does not
> > need a new co-ordinator.
>
> You are not in a postion to make unbiased judgement about that.


I am indeed in a position to make an unbiased judgment, but now am realizing
that you are yielding to mobocracy tactics initiated by a group of people
who have systematically lied and distorted facts with only one intention and
that is to tarnish my reputation and destroy the GNU Malayalam Project for
selfish personal motives and fame in the Malayalam l10n community.


>
> Will you nominate yourself and let people choose one from Shyam and
> you?  If you don't, we will start the process with Shyam tomorrow, as
> several people (including you) said only good things about him.



I will not nominate me or anyone else as I stand by my word that the GNU
Malayalam Project ( yes i would still like to call the project that name)
needs more of contributors than any sort of change in the co-ordinatorship.
If contributors are willing to come forward ( like when Pravi did back in
December), I would be more than happy to welcome them in their personal
capacities (as I did back in January 2008).

The only thing i said back in December-January and (reiterate it now) when
Praveen wanted to join was that the www.gnu.org localization project WILL
NOT BE SUB PROJECT OF THE SMC PROJECT. This is ONLY what i told him and rest
of it is distorted.

I have NEVER refused ANYONE membership to the project as Praveen, Anivar and
Anwar has wrongly accused and have always had an open mind to contributors.

The removal of existing members could have been handled a lot more better
and I realized that only when Yavor pointed it out. I take that hard learned
lesson well and I hope it will stand me in good stead in my future FOSS
initiatives too.

I have already said what I had to say and I leave the final decision to GNU.

Thanks for giving me an opportunity to tell what I had to tell and thanks
especially to people like Ramki (senior) who have stood by me, all I can
tell them is I have not given up. When i took a commitment for FOSS it's one
for life, and yes I don't need anyone else's certificate for my commitment
towards FOSS.

Thanks,
-- 
VivekVC
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