[PLUG] Re: Open Office in Government

[Nishit Dave]

On 3/21/07, Anand Kulkarni <kulk_anand at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I think its more advisible to discuss this issue in
> the PLUG monthly meeting. Why don't you come for the
> PLUG meeting on 07th April 07 at 4 PM?
>
> We can have views of many PLUG members there and the I
> am sure our discussions will be fruitful.
>

I request all of you to kindly consider using a blog for this.  The
suggestion for discussing it at your PLUG meeting is sub-optimal due to the
following reasons:

1.  It assumes that the subset living around Shivajinagar is a fully
representative population
2.  It assumes that all interested parties are free on Saturdays at 4 pm and
present in Pune to attend the meetings
3.  It assumes that enough people will be available at the meeting and
follow-up meetings to provide momentum

By switching over to an online forum, you ensure that all the people not
falling within the three classes above can keep themselves informed and take
part.  Pledges of financial support can be made off-line if it is a
concern.  In this manner, we can spread the movement beyond Pune and attain
better visibility.

I was actually thinking of starting a blog for this myself, but I believe
Grahakraja should take the lead.