Ian Anderson wrote:
> The Canopener.ca initiative was started a few months ago by Sydney
> Weidman with the help of Michael Francis and J.P. Pasnak.
> http://www.Canopener.ca was created by Michael and J.P. and actually
> predates the initiative but has since become the official site.
> I see CLUE's purpose as being a clearing house of Canadian Linux
> information. It should be as easy for a Linux user in Halifax to find
> out what Linux users are doing in Victoria as it is to find out what
> they are doing in Dartmouth. A Linux user in the U.S. or Europe is
> unlikely to know that it is easier to get from Thunder Bay to Winnipeg
> than it is to get from Thunder Bay to Toronto, and that Halifax is an
> hour ahead of New York. Despite what the last census said the about the
> Canadian population (>50% in four urban areas) it is still incredibly
> spread out. Canada also has among the most affordable Internet access
> in the world (both high speed and dial-up) and can potentially support
> far more advanced project than elsewhere.
> I always believed that many small voices saying the same thing is far
> more moving than one big voice speaking alone. The more LUGs that exist
> and make a difference in their communities the harder it will be for
> those in power to ignore their importance.
Well then it seems Canopener is the one that's approaching on CLUE's
advocacy yard. Not the other way around, which I inferred you were
getting at in your other post. In terms of many small voices mean more
than one large - not necessarily, too many people shouting tend to
confuse the issue. It's better to have on large organization
representing the _majority_ of Linux users [LUG's], and IMHO the best
way for that is for the local LUG's to channel voice and funds to the
larger national umbrella organization.
Perhaps the LUG's could have regional representation on the board of
CLUE, which would then vote for the president and other executive? I
would think this is only fair if folks wish to have the LUG's
financially support CLUE.
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