Re: SIG requirements (was: Board meeting...)

2008-07-17 Thread Ted Roche
On Jul 14, 2008, at 16:36, Ted Roche wrote: Well, that's exactly what we're hoping to achieve, some simple guidance for SIGs that say that your structure can be part of GNHLUG if you follow the same strictures of being a non-profit educational charity in the sense of 501(c)(3) as GNHLUG is

SIG requirements (was: Board meeting...)

2008-07-14 Thread Ben Scott
On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Bill McGonigle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, which problem are we solving by imposing a regulatory structure on SIG's? The one where the Board of Directors is responsible for actions undertaken by the Legal Entity they represent. One of the unfortunate

Re: SIG requirements (was: Board meeting...)

2008-07-14 Thread VirginSnow
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:13:05 -0400 From: Ben Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Bill McGonigle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, which problem are we solving by imposing a regulatory structure on SIG's? The one where the Board of Directors is responsible for

Re: SIG requirements (was: Board meeting...)

2008-07-14 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 2:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My statement about Anyone... could claim... was in reference to the idea of having an established policy of letting anybody who wants to be part of GNHLUG. (You're treating that sentence in isolation, AFAIK, we've always had (at

Re: SIG requirements (was: Board meeting...)

2008-07-14 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Bill McGonigle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps it's worth figuring out then whether a SIG/whatever ought to be a subunit of GNHLUG or merely affiliated with it ... Certainly, if a group doesn't want to take advantage of any of the things the Legal Entity

Re: SIG requirements (was: Board meeting...)

2008-07-14 Thread Ted Roche
Bill McGonigle wrote: On Jul 14, 2008, at 09:13, Ben Scott wrote: Keep in mind this is only for entities operating in the name of the Legal Entity GNHLUG. There's nothing keeping anyone from simply going out and getting stuff done on their own. Perhaps it's worth figuring out then

Re: SIG requirements (was: Board meeting...)

2008-07-14 Thread Arc Riley
That's the basic application Arc was asking us to consider. For an Ubuntu SIG that will liaison with an Ubuntu LoCo, that might be the optimal solution. I should probably clarify; It's been discussed that the LoCo would do workshops and other user social functions, however the LoCo

Re: SIG requirements (was: Board meeting...)

2008-07-14 Thread Bill McGonigle
On Jul 14, 2008, at 16:36, Ted Roche wrote: Well, that's exactly what we're hoping to achieve, some simple guidance for SIGs that say that your structure can be part of GNHLUG if you follow the same strictures of being a non-profit educational charity in the sense of 501(c)(3) as GNHLUG