Re: [Fsfe-uk] AFFS

[John¹]

On Tuesday 03 March 2009 13:34:59 Jason Clifford wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-03-03 at 12:52 +0000, John¹ wrote:
> > Those who can help, already are, progress is being made, I don't seem
> > to have alienated any one prepared to help, only those who do not wish
> > it noticed that they let the AFFS collapse, or Jason Clifford who will
> > not state clearly what it is he wants. Oh and of course Steve Frosdick
> > who wrote, "Arguing with John is like wrestling a pig in the mud.". I
> > would you suggest that you address your remarks to to others.
>
> I'm not alienated. I simply needed to know whether or not AFFS actually
> existed - an association cannot exist in any sense without at least 2
> members (yes I've had legal advise, albeit informally) - so that I could
> properly consider to whom I should address my interest to.
>
> UKFSN, as you have already pointed out several times, donated £1000 to
> AFFS specifically to run a Free Software grants programme. I do not know
> whether any other donations given were specifically for that purpose or
> not but I do know that only one grant, for £250, was ever listed on the
> website as having been awarded.
>
> I've been in discussions with some other people who are long term Free
> Software advocates and activists in the UK about the possibility of
> forming an organisation (preferably a registered charity) to disburse
> UKFSN's profits as I still want to keep that activity at arms length
> from myself and I know from the comments I have received over the years
> that there are a fair number of people who would like to donate to such.
>
> I would like for the remains of the money UKFSN donated to AFFS to be
> passed on to such an organisation rather than FSFE as the FSFE do
> nothing which would satisfy the purpose for which that money was raised
> and donated.
>
> Jason Clifford

Right now I know what you want, I'm sure that the very next meeting of the 
current members, albeit one to wind up the AFFS will take every care to 
pass the money on, where would you like it to ?go 

-- 
John Seago
GNU/Linux Registered User No. #219566 http://counter.li.org/