[IndiChix] An Open request to LinuxChix-India

[Sriram Narayanan]

On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Vid Ayer <vid at svaksha.com> wrote:
> Gayathri, please trim your messages to the specific part which you
> wish to reply to as it helps keep the archives more readable and
> friendly.

Oops.. It was I who started off by stating that I'd like all responses
on the same thread :(
* whacks head *

>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Gayathri Swaminathan
> <gayathri.swa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 11:37 PM, Sriram Narayanan <sriramnrn at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> > narrowed further. In any case Swati Sani is the current domain owner.
>>> > Formal
>>> > procedures must be followed as in purchase of domain. We can't simply
>>> > request Swati to hand it off to this group.
>>> >
>>>
>>> I see a difference of opinion here. I myself feel that forming groups
>>> is a good thing. I have far felt and will continue to feel that the
>>> forming of groups is distinct from the issue of domain ownership.
>>>
>>> Given the various points raised about her so far, and in the interests
>>> of having a valid domain for the group, I feel we actually can
>>> politely ask her if she's OK with handing over domain name ownership
>>> to active list members, and of course state there that list members
>>> would be OK with reimbursing her for the costs. Speaking for myself, I
>>> may have not mentioned costs so far, but I am aware that it would have
>>> cost her money, and that we should be reimbursing her for these costs.
>>>
>>> Simply being a domain name owner is not the same as being an active list
>>> member.
>
> Absolutely agree with Sriram on this. Fwiw, the main LC has also
> initiate a formal process of rules for local chapters.  Non-members
> holding on to domains is not the best way for a volunteer community to
> function.
>