[SFD-discuss] RFC: SFI Vision & Objectives

[Rik Tindall]

Thanks Matt,

Good principles. But the more developed a project, the more extra 
complications?..

There is a _big_ problem here with SFI process 'transparency':

Matt Oquist wrote:
> 
> Software Freedom International is planning to adopt the following
> vision and objective statements within the next two weeks, and we
> would love to hear your comments..
<snips>
> Vision: "Our vision is to empower all people to freely connect, create and share in a digital world that is participatory, transparent, and sustainable."
> 
> Objectives:
>     6: ...to be pragmatic, transparent, and responsible as an organization
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> SoftwareFreedomDay.org :
>    Celebrating Free and Open Source Software [FOSS] in Your Community

While the overall statement drift has been positive, the substance is 
seemingly different. Like, please reconcile your footer above, which 
precisely echoes the long-standing SFD home page - "Software Freedom Day 
is a global, grassroots effort to educate the public about the virtues 
and availability of Free and Open Source Software [FOSS]" - with this:

"Decision on policy of terminology to be used:
     * FLOSS"

http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/sfi/minutes/Minutes-07-03-01

Why start confusing people like this now? Project contributors have been 
signed on to the standing SFD FOSS terminology/deal for three years 
already, so this seems both abrupt and inappropriate as a 'top-down' 
foisted change. It recurs in the SFI minutes, so there is no doubt about 
this muddying of the SFD project aims.

Please let us know how we can maintain the "FOSS" status quo, for bigger 
and brighter SFDs :)

Regards and thanks again,

Rik Tindall

pp Team Christchurch, Aotearoa-NZ