indradg, the owner, has opined against registration as a Society for individuals using his list.
Since it is necessary to be a legal entity to participate in things like book fairs, or for collecting money for creation of a OSS Bangla font or ANY other effort in the real world, I suggest that a seperate Society be formed to pursue these efforts. The members of the two groups may be the same set of individuals and members of the Society may continue to use this list as they have successfully done so far. indradg has proved himself to be an able list admin for several years and we can continue to avail of the service that he has, so graciously, been providing. This solution has the desireable effect of marrying the advantages of an unregistered group with those of a registered one without raising the level of effort needed from any of the unwill/unable members. I hope to soon post draft "Memorandum of Association" and the "Rules and Regulations" - the texts that will define objectives, aims etc. for the Society. In brief, the primary aims will be to promote the creation, use and adoption of OSS in govt. education and commerce, promote IT solutions and services for those who are currently unable to avail of them due to economic or cultural reasons - sentiments and hopes previously expressed on ILUG-CAL. We may try to offer short classes in OSS to members - many of us have expertise that others lack and we all have deficiencies. These classes may be a good way to increase membership attendence at meetings. I need just a few members to express the desire to found this Society. I am hoping that most of those who volunteered for the book fair will do so. Raja -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
