[freegeek-startup] startup or intergalactic

[ifny]

Regarding moderation & occasional lack-of-response on startup list: I 
feel like the onus is on each Free Geek (franchise, affiliate or 
startup) to fly their own balloons. No secret it's a lot of work 
starting/running a Free Geek. Keeping it somewhat laissez-faire breeds 
initiative.  It's more a collaboration that way, & lighter on the 
propagation. We all care about each other's endeavors and want to help 
each other succeed. But there are only so many hours in the day.

I like Richard's definition, with one addition: the 'Intergalactic' 
list, while devoted to official-esque FG day-to-day, would be open to 
anyone. That way, franchises/affiliates would have a place to talk shop, 
& startup list folks could benefit from the conversations there too, if 
they chose to subscribe.

~Ifny
FG Vancouver
http://freegeekvancouver.org



That Man Behind the Curtain wrote:
> To me the definitions are as follows:
>
> * "startup" is for anyone interested in getting a FG or FG like
> organization up and running. It undoubtedly will have many members who
> think FG is a groovy idea, but back off once they realize how much work
> it is. This list is open to anyone.
>
> * "intergalactic" would be for actual approved official-dishal
> freegeeks, as in certified and bona fide. This list doesn't exist yet,
> but would be open to members of official free geeks to discuss ongoing
> bidness. For instance, we could talk about common software development
> or an intergalactic congress on this list.
>
> * "franchise" is for shepherding folks that have been on the startup
> list to a place where they qualify to be on the intergalactic list. This
> happens through the application process and the franchise list is where
> we deliberate and decide official status issues. Since this list is
> already in place, most of the intergalactic specific stuff has been
> discussed there.
>
> Anyway, I think we should leave startup as it is and franchise as it is,
> and maybe add the intergalactic one.
>
>
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