On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 5:06 PM, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:
> Hi Ish, Logan,
>
> At 08:57 08-09-2015, Ish Sookun wrote:
>
>> The matter of receiving sponsorship from government for Linux-related
>> activities is debatable. I do not think MIU's mailing list is the place to
>> have this discussion.
>>
>
> The reply reminded me of
> http://www.ncb.mu/English/Documents/Legislations/NATIONAL_COMPUTER_BOARD.pdf
>
> "The objects of the Board shall be to --"
>
> "(a) foster the development and growth of information technology,
> information systems and computer related services in Mauritius;"
>
> "(c) assist in the framing of appropriate national education, training
> and research plans in the field of information technology in
> order to build the necessary expertise base for consolidating
> the information technology industry in Mauritius; and"
>
> In my opinion "computer related services" is outdated nowadays. It is
> somewhat like distributing Linux CDs; that was useful in the previous
> century.
>
> Would it be more effective if the National Computer Board were to foster
> the development of technology and build the necessary expertise base
> through a funding mechanism which encourages volunteer efforts? From what
> I understand, and I could be wrong, the policy up to now has been to invite
> groups such as LUGM to contribute ideas for free. Such an approach assumes
> that the volunteers should pay the expenses in addition to providing their
> expertise.
>
At the minimum, they should provide
1) Money for transport
2) Food allowances
3) Sponsored booth
4) Pay for RPI and other demo material. Right now, they expect us to bring
our own gear, which is fine for the first event, but not every time.
>
> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
>
Received on Wed Sep 09 2015 - 17:25:06 PST