My 2c as a member who has attended most meetings over the past 2 years. I honestly don't get much time to read mailing lists. I'm a member of at least 10 and for me I feel my contribution to the groups I attend is my attendance. I turn up, I discuss, I participate. Personally, I think that is the reason LUV exists, so members can participate in events and discuss linux. It can easily go 2 months between reading mailing lists. The administration of the group is not my primary concern, and neither should it be. I'm just a Linux user in Victoria.
With that said, I heard some rumblings about this the meeting before the last AGM. I passed it off as something I would have plenty of time to deal with. I was shocked, reading the mailing list on the tram on the way to the AGM that it was happening now! I didn't feel as a member that my interests had been considered nor that I'd had time to consider. All of my research on the issue was done on that tram trip and at the AGM. With that said, on the actual issue at hand, I felt that there was a cloudy exploration of the issues at hand by both sides, I don't feel like the for and against was really tabled. So here is what I heard: For (dissolution): Less administrative overheard Free insurance Against More people involved in making decisions (more decision making overhead, less agility) Financial overhead not an issue at present Uncertainty over sponsorship of Victorian centered organizations being willing to sponsor a national organization Personally, I am for MORE Linux groups. I attend mlug, Luv, Free software melbourne. It gives me choice, calendar flexibility and a bigger / broader social group. I think the amount of events will suffer if these groups get absorbed by a larger whole. -Noah On Friday, September 6, 2013, James Harper wrote: > > Quoting Russell Coker ([email protected] <javascript:;>): > > > > > http://etbe.coker.com.au/2013/09/04/ownership-of-a-club/ > > > > I liked: > > > > During the discussion we had some input from members who were > > typically lurkers who seemed to feel that their property rights towards > > LUV were being infringed, this annoys me. I think that if someone > > chooses not to be involved in running an organisation then they should > > choose not to concern themselves with the details of how the > > organisation is to be run. > > > > Interesting contrast to the federal election we're about to have... > > James > _______________________________________________ > luv-main mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:;> > http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main >
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