Why “fellowship”?

[Hugo Roy]

Le jeudi 05 janvier 2012 à 15:13 +0000, Tanguy Ortolo a écrit :
> How is FSFE different from APRIL, which has something like 6.000
> members
> and seems to work rather fine with it? 

April works typically like a French 1901 association and many other
associations. This is not exactly the same kind of association as FSFE
(e.V.) also they are legally similar, I would like to point out the
cultural difference here. For historical reasons, although FSFE was
quite European at the beginning (including France), it has a lot of
Germany's cultural aspects in the way the organisation works, that's
more like other German associations I am aware of.

Now, I would like to point out that April as a "Conseil
d'administration" something that FSFE does not have. And I don't think
this is easier to get into April's CA than to become a member of the
FSFE. It just works differently. 

Now, which is better is another matter, and IMHO all the points you
raise are valid and worth discussing.
-- 
Hugo Roy                           im: hugo at jabber.fsfe.org 
  French Coordinator               mobile: +33.6 0874 1341

The Free Software Foundation Europe works to create general
understanding and support for software freedom in politics, law,
business and society. Become a Fellow http://www.fsfe.org/join 

La Free Software Foundation Europe œuvre à la compréhension et au
soutien de la liberté logicielle en politique, en droit, en économie et
en société. Rejoignez la Fellowship http://www.fsfe.org/join