Hello again,
This is the second thing I thought quite some time ago and which I wanted to discuss here. :-)
My interrogation is quite simple: what is the purpose of the use of the word “fellowship”?
I am a member of several associations, and in all of them, except FSFE, I am called a “member” of the “association” itself. On the contrary, here in the FSFE, I am called a “fellow”, or perhaps a “member” of the “fellowship” of FSFE, I am not sure. Anyway, this is not natural at all, and I really do not understand why there seems to be a specific program, with a dedicated, separated website for people that want to support the FSFE?
The first time I subscribed, I must tell that when I got redirected to the “fellowship” website, I really wondered if I that was right and if I was not subscribing to something else. Even now, I still do not understand what that “fellowship” is about and how it is different from the association itself, assuming that there is an actual difference. And I also wonder if other people understand: if they do not, then would confuse them as it confuses me.
Any light on that?