Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Future Meetings

[Matt Lee]

MJ Ray wrote:

> Well, the UK is in Europe, not America, and FSFE *have* taken an
> proactive role in the UK, acting as a catalyst for the formation of
> the Association For Free Software (AFFS) and looking at starting an
> FSFE-UK chapter on at least two occasions that I'm aware of.  One is
> mentioned at http://www.affs.org.uk/committee/minutes20040701.html
> and I have a memory of another conversation in an atrium or something
> at the NEC.

The FSF is not a USA only, or even North America only organisation.

We're worldwide, and while FSFE is European, the FSF's remit extends to
include Europe and the UK.

> I'm not aware of AFFS events since I resigned in about May 2005.
> www.affs.org.uk seems unmodified since 29-Dec-2005.  I feel it may be
> a good time to check whether anyone is up-to-date with the annual
> subscription (I'm not because I've had no payment request, unless
> there's no subscription fee at present) and ask them whether they want
> to elect a new Executive or invoke the dissolution clause and transfer
> remaining assets to FSFE.  Would any fsuk-manchester members be
> interested in reinvigorating AFFS?  Are any still paying subscriptions?

IIRC, it's basically non-existent now.

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