On 10/12/05, Ted Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There was no effort to hide anything. On the contrary.
Again: I am not accusing anyone of hiding anything. >> Now, I can only speak for myself, but I don't recall any >> announcements regarding incorporation or adoption of bylaws at >> recent Nashua meetings. > > The purpose of this PRIVATE email was to seek advice from previous > leaders on exactly how to make that announcement. My major concern here is the fact that it *was private*. Why make it private? Again: I am not accusing anyone of hiding anything. Let me put it this way: There are nice, good companies making quality *closed* software. They listen to their customers and do a good job in general. I still strongly prefer FOSS because it belongs to you and me and Joe User and everyone else. It doesn't happen behind closed doors. The privileged few are not the only ones who have a say. Free as in Freedom. *Open* Source. Personal empowerment. That's what this is about, to me, and I believe many others on this list feel the same. I feel strongly that GNHLUG should be the same way. > I've worked off-line on the suggestions made at the last meeting on > how to make the group a legitimate legal entity and the process of > becoming a non-profit. I've gathered enough material that I feel > competent to start a discussion. That email was seeking some guidance > on how to bring the topic up. Now, I suppose, that's moot. However, > I've been working on the announcement for days and will be posting it > soon. Well, I never saw the original email, of course. If you were originally looking for guidance as to how to bring the topic up to "the cabal" or on the -org list or at the Fall Summit or something, that makes a bit more sense. However, the feeling I got from the messages I did receive, was that the discussion was about how to announce to the membership at large, and in particular, concern about the very issues that I'm raising here. To me, that kind of discussion should occur in an open, public manner. Again, my position is to always error on the side of being more public. -- Ben "Beware of the leopard" Scott (50 points to anyone who gets the quote) _______________________________________________ gnhlug-org mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-org
