That's an interesting question. Are we an organization at all, or a
collection of anarchists? ;)
It depends on our purpose and mission. As stated on the website,
"The Eugene Unix and GNU/Linux User Group (EUGLUG) is a volunteer group
whose goal is to promote and exchange information about Linux, Unix and Open
Source Software in Eugene, Oregon and surrounding cities. "
Based on that expressed mission, I'd say we're closer to a 501(c)(4) type
of group. Not that it matters much, since we're not earning any income,
and not receiving any donations that I know of.
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At 10:28 AM 2/17/2001 -0800, "jfk321" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Are we a 501(C)(3) organiozation? If not perhaps a government demo day
>woould be an interesting idea. When we can show linux to state and federal
>legislators. If there is a Salem LUG perhaps with them or if they are
>501(c)(3) someone with them could get us space there and state IT contacts
>to show case linux. OK people we probably can get away with casual dress.
>Jim K
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jamie Chamoulos -- Internet.Now!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 12:09 AM
>Subject: [EUG-LUG:176] A call to action (fwd)
>
>
>> cool...
>> Jamie
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:27:35 -0800
>> From: Toby Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: A call to action
>>
>> Great. Yet another attack by Microsoft.
>>
>> Toby
>>
>> ----------------------------------- forwarded ----------------------
>>
>> >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Feb 16 08:38:26 2001
>> Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:24:05 -0800 (PST)
>> From: Franklin Hays <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Re: [SATLUG] M$ Feels Threatened by Linux (fwd)
>>
>> from another LUG, pretty interesting for those following current
>> discussions on /. or such.
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 03:31:56 -0600
>> From: Walt DuBose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: [SATLUG] M$ Feels Threatened by Linux
>>
>> Friends,
>>
>> Let me take off my information technology hat and put on my mortarboard.
>>
>> I am formally trained as a political scientist and have been heavily
>> involved in local and national politics since graduating from college.
>> My national political involvement has been as a acquisition professional
>> trying to influence congress to take necessary actions to protect the
>> integrity of the federal government's acquisition process.
>>
>> First and foremost, what we have in this article,
>> (http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4833927.html) "Microsoft exec
>> calls Linux a threat to innovation", is Microsoft (MS) FUD.
>>
>> Second, if I were in MS position, I would do exactly as they are
>> doing...
>> they are waiving the American Flag, talking of Mom and apple pie...we
>> (Microsoft) are the good guys and Linux is the foreign devil.
>>
>> I KNOW FOR A FACT, that the government is torn between chunking
>> Microsoft and going OpenSource and chunking Linux and going 100% MS.
>> Its a BIG political fight.
>>
>> With a new President, who may not want to push the DoJ case against MS,
>> and the economy down turn, MS is certainly pushing the right political
>> and business buttons.
>>
>> The REAL scary thing is that right now MS could make their point and
>> win.
>>
>> Some congressmen/women and a few senators are thinking right down the MS
>> line...probably 25%. Another 25% will go with open source and 50%
>> aren't smart enough to know the difference. Whichever 25% wins will
>> take the unknowing 50% with them.
>>
>> I see GREAT E-Mails on technical subjects on this list all the time so I
>> KNOW 99.9% of you are literate and independent thinkers. But the first
>> thing that you MUST do now is to take out your Big Chief Tablet, open
>> you box of Crayons and pen a letter to your congressman/woman and
>> senators asking them to support the use of open source software in the
>> federal government and the nation. We must make them understand that
>> open source, such as Linux, will NOT "result will be the demise of both
>> intellectual property rights and the incentive to spend on research and
>> development" as Microsoft Windows operating-system chief Jim Allchin
>> told lawmakers.
>>
>> By law, SATLUG CANNOT lobby, and neither can any other 501(C)(3) charted
>> corporation as most LUGs are. Thus, the ONLY thing we can do is as
>> individuals write our congressman/woman and senators.
>>
>> One only needs to look at the open source applications on the monthly
>> "Maximum Linux Magazine" CD to know that this certainly isn't "stifling
>> innovation" as Microsoft claims. We KNOW this but lawmakers don't and
>> won't unless we, as individuals, let them know.
>>
>> I can assure you that if you take the time to write a letter (hand
>> written is best but a computer generated letter is great too) to you
>> congressman/woman and senators, (I'm talking about three different
>> letters), your VOICE WILL be heard and I would expect that you would
>> receive back, even though it might be some time in coming, as written
>> response from the lawmakers you write.
>>
>> The second thing you/we must do is get this E-Mail forwarded to other
>> LUGs. I am CCing a friend Corpus Christi in hopes that he will send
>> this E-mail to the CCLUG mail list.
>>
>> If we can get 250,000 individuals to send letters to lawmakers, we will
>> negate Microsoft's allegations and might very well get the federal
>> government to move to requiring the federal government to use open
>> source software in lieu of MS software.
>>
>> I will be writing Congressman Charles Gonzalez and Senators Gramm and
>> Hutchison
>> in the next few days. It is now up to you to contact you lawmakers.
>>
>> And much thanks goes to Don for bringing this to our attention.
>>
>> I want to make a special appeal to those who have advances academic
>> degrees to write letters with formal signatures. The same applies to
>> those of you in corporate IT management positions and educators. Your
>> letters carry a little weight than the rest of us with some lawmakers.
>> This isn't to put anyone down; but, it is a fact of life in the
>> political arena.
>>
>> 76 votes put Lyndon B. Johnson in the U.S. Senate. I believe that
>> 250,000 letters to lawmakers will but Tux in the drivers seat.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Walt DuBose
>> San Antonio, Texas
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
>> "Donald W. Wright" wrote:
>> >
>> > >From C|NET News.com:
>> >
>> > Microsoft exec calls Linux a threat to innovation
>> > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4833927.html
>> >
>> > Definitely a novel argument. Wrong, but novel. Amusing how they try to
>lump
>> > Linux with Napster as bad for "intellectual property."
>> >
>> > Those who are inclined to write (dead tree style) their congresscritters
>> > have a new target. Perhaps mention that this country was founded on
>> > open-source principles, instead of the closed-source edicts from the
>king
>> > that our ancestors found so offensive. --Don
>> >
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