Re: [Fsfe-uk] Proposed roadmap

[Tom Chance]

On Thursday 30 Jun 2005 14:18, Alex Hudson wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-06-30 at 12:12 +0100, Tom Chance wrote:
> > If people think this is a lame idea, flame away. If you think it's good
> > but flawed, amend!
>
> Actually, I think it's a pretty cool idea, but I wonder if we should
> also have some kind of face to face meeting before AGM? Some people
> (probably those who hang around irc) will know I've been considering
> trying to organise some kind of beer-up, maybe we should have one in
> July?
>
> The danger, of course, is that people who can't attend feel excluded,
> but I also think there's a benefit to having conversations in groups.

Yes, a great idea. A lot more can be achieved in person with a well 
facilitated, free flowing discussion :) If the meeting is well advertised, 
and there is plenty of effort to gather opinion from those who cannot attend, 
then IMO exclusion shouldn't be a big problem.

> I think the most important thing is to find out what tasks people think
> AFFS should focus on - the structure and stuff should support the work,
> rather than the other way around.

I agree completely, which is why I suggested trying to do a bit of outreach on 
any input gathering, and why I emphasised the activities and goals over the 
structure. This may be partly down to my dislike for bureaucracy, but I 
always prefer to see what should and can be done and developing some 
consensus around those issues, before people start imposing organisational 
structures on everyone :o)

Regards,
Tom

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