Whats the job description? maybe Ill apply... I seem to have the time for it.. I do like the idea of all of us being presidents though... its sooo anarchisiticly irrisistable (sorry about the spelling.... )
Jamie On Tuesday 27 November 2001 11:16, you wrote: > I'll second it. I would be GLAD to retire and become Past President. > (grin) > > KBob is my first choice in fact.... > > As for: > > but this business of "Seth is the > > best guy for all jobs" is bunk. > > I have pretty much being saying that myself for a while... and said so to > Jim Darrough > last night in fact... > > re: "Nobody wanted the job" is bull-crap. > I have a few times attempted to get some people to step up and 'take over'. > So far, > to not much avail. History on request.... > > Seth > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: kg7fu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 10:34 AM > Subject: [EUG-LUG:244] ORDER! [WAS EUG-LUG:239] Re: EUGLUG organizational > meeting NEXT Thursday (11/29) > > > Bit 'o history.... > > > > When Darrough and Kaplan resurrected the Eugene Linux > > Users Group, Kaplan became de facto president and El Jeffe. > > > > Cohn, in a bloodless coup, stole the tri-corner newspaper > > cap and imaginary gavel (Only Kaplan posseses the REAL > > gavel deal). In fact, it was an e-mail SNAFU by which I found > > out I was not supposed to be talking to the public and corporate > > sectors about Linux anymore. "Nobody wanted the job" is bull-crap. > > > > We, sans Cohn and probably everyone at EFN, had grand plans > > for ELUG and none of them were even slightly close to BSD, > > pumping GPL or stuff like that the original basis and purpose was > > to spread the word, amass a knowledge base and help thy fellow > > PC enthusiast. Seems a bit more sinister and weird now, eh? > > > > About 2 years ago (check the archives) we had arguments pertaining > > to organizing ELUG. I defer to those arguments pro and con and > > hereby present a motion to defer organizational discussion until such > > time that a reliable, knowledgable, personable and stable(?) individual > > or panel can be installed as El Jeffe, etc and organizational skills, etc > > be honed and displayed for our general perusal. > > > > Now, for something completely different.... > > > > I nominate new-guy-in-town-sorta KBob, El Jeffe, with Bob Crandell, > > Veep and Larry, Ben or Ed, Secretary. Seth should share Technical > > Issues and Intelligence with, say Rob and maybe a younger member, > > as a panel. We should have a Corporate Interface position, preferably > > with non-retail, non-gasoline sales experience (Crandell?) and an > > Information Officer to propagate pamphlets, impress the press and amuse > > the news. Jaime and at least one other should cover the newsgroups & > > mail lists. > > > > Further, I motion we carry these positions until such time as > > difficulties, > > > personal or professional issues or traitorus acts present themselves or > > one year whichever comes first, for each office. At that time we will > > appoint > > > a panel of 4-6 to nominate officers. > > > > I'm not promoting "Robert's Rules", but this business of "Seth is the > > best guy for all jobs" is bunk. > > I'm sure he is busy enough with outside > > > projects as well to carry this motley crew through growing pains while > > retaining his famous "objectivity". No offense to Mr. Cohn, he's a great > > person, but if we're going to do this, let's do it democratically as > > possible, eh? > > > > Have we any seconds to the motion? > > > > James Kaplan > > > > On Tuesday 27 November 2001 03:14, Sum Yung Guy wrote: > > > (So far, President Seth has no opposition, even if > > > his election is under auspices suspicious - nobody else wanted the job > > > when Seth volunteered). > > > Because I plan to attend, I'll note that I have room for a > > > passenger if driving is required to get to the meeting. > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
