> > My two cents, where a lot of people (at least 30) are attending on a > regular basis - all meetings of TAUG... warrants to get things more > formalized - for the benefit of TAUG & others interested in TAUG. The > group has grown from a small group to 160 plus. >
Believe it or not the first day TAUG started out it had 60 members. Asterisk is something people are really passionate and enthusiastic about. In the end I really believe this group is alot more special than your typical users group. People here really learn from each other. To some (specially me) it was like a second run at grad school in telephony. I would hate this to become something like the bigger users groups with dues, do they really benefit as much as we do? I see no harm but great benefit to the TAUG entity, where you have willing > donors. > > The reason in my opinion we need "voluntary dues" -- from people like > myself and others willing to support financially - is quite simple. That is > to support TAUG where expenses are involved, to allow TAUG a presence / > booth. > I agree fully, but I still think it should be on a case by case basis and that an NPO is a very bad idea. Right now, as you can see, there are many people like yourself and myself who wont think twice about funding events when needed. > > > But for now, I'm game... to help support Simon's enthusiasm! > > What can I say asterisk is a fun ride. Its hard not to share Simons enthusiasm or to support him 100% and there is no one here that doesn't. Cheers, Shidan
