<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/10/5 Praveen A <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pravi.a@gmail.com" target="_blank">pravi.a@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<p>If I knew we would end up just like another registered organization, I wouldn't have supported registering SMC. Also if we were having the disussion right now, if we should register, I wouldn't support either. Now that we are already registered, we have to live with it. </p>
</blockquote><div>At first I disagree with the judging premise. I think it is too early for judgements. We have fixed general body meeting prior to the event ie on 13th to discuss How we can move forward . Hope you will bring this discussion in the meeting . <br>
<br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><p>For me, registering was purely for logistics and legal requirement of accepting and managing money.</p>
</blockquote><div>AFAIK , the role of registration and functioning was same so far . <br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<p> I have strong disagreement over the way SMC is being projected as just another organization celebrating 12 year anniversary. How can an organization registered in 2010 have 12 year anniversary? For me, SMC is a platform for everyone involved in Free Software with focus on supporting Malayalam.</p>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Who is claiming it is 12th year of the Organisation. We never claimed it anywhere . It is the 12th year of community project started by Baiju. I think you are building a strawman argument here . And role of the registration in this event is just to handle payments , logistics and letters <br>
</div><div>As you rightly said SMC is a platform for everyone involved in Free Software with focus on supporting Malayalam. And the organisation is a logical followup of the project driven by the community . And membership is open to all who contributed to freesoftware and malayalam computing (2/3rd majority of General body have to accept you are a contributor) Where is the conflicting point in that . <br>
</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><p> It is now a question for everyone considering themself to be a part of SMC to decide if this is the way you want to see us move forward.</p>
</blockquote><div>What is the conflicting point here ? Anyway if there is any concerns and issues. feel free to discuss it in General body on 13th . <br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<p> For me, any event is an opportunity to get new people directly involved in Free Software and expanding community as opposed to keeping people away as outsiders.</p></blockquote><div>We are not branding anyone as outsiders . That was a wrong coinage in Suraj's mail. Hope you read my reply. <br>
</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><p> I hope we'll have a serious debate on what is SMC and who is part of SMC in our general body meeting.<br>
</p></blockquote><div>This is a must . <br><br></div><div>~ regards<br></div><div>Anivar<br></div><div> </div></div></div></div>