David, I think you are off to a good start. You do have to reign stuff in from time to time and I understand that. However, rather than a full charter you can draft an Memorandum of Understanding or at least a disclaimer. An MoU will let others know the expected conduct and reduce your liabilities for their conduct. In addition, an MoU may not wrap you in legalities if you want to change a section like a charter will do. A disclaimer is an even better and faster way to regulate without being hardline. You can still be a benevolent dictator and let people have their freedoms.
Charters are like MoU's but require a humongous amount of detail. In addition, charters deal with rights issues that may expose you to some additional liabilities if someone believes their rights are being trampled. I advise that you avoid charters until you become a corporate entity with officers and legal support. With that said, you may want to consult a lawyer if you want to be formalized. > I have meet people that had no clue there was Linux meetings in the area. I get a lot of hits on Meetup looking for a LUG. I've thought about starting a LUG in the Eastern San Gabriel Valley for those of us that live between the Pasadena SGVLUG and this LUG. One suggestion to alleviate some responsibility/liability, is to set up SIGs and ask members to "chair" them. That way, OT (not operating thetan) stuff can be channeled to a SIG group for evaluation and members will have forums to discuss topics that are not quite Linux. -- Joel Witherspoon LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jcwitherspoon Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/joel.witherspoon Skype: joel.witherspoon
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