[FM Discuss] Reg. publishing visa application procedure as manual

[adam]

maybe we can ask the FSF and GSoC to pay for a book sprint to do this. 
i would be happy to facilitate this if we can get it together

adam

On Thu 28 Mar 2013 12:24:06 AM NZDT, Anna Morris wrote:
> i know FSFE have had problems with this while trying to get interns in
> to UK.  A lot of work-hours were wasted as system was so cryptic. good
> topic.
>
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Daniel James
> <daniel.james at sourcefabric.org> wrote:
>> Hi Adam,
>>
>>> it might make a good section in a wider book about running free software
>>> foundations
>>
>> And/or a book about running Free Software conferences/unconferences,
>> maybe. Visas can be a major problem for US conferences, and recently the
>> UK has been restricting student visas (there were people applying to
>> study at fake colleges, set up just to issue visas):
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogus_colleges_in_the_United_Kingdom
>>
>> It would be good to feature the alternatives to travel in person, such
>> as video streaming, online collaboration tools etc, content on much of
>> which could be imported from other manuals. Not just for visa reasons,
>> but also to reduce our carbon footprint vs. air travel.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> Daniel
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