> That's one of the reason why I never ever wanted to form a formal group ... > but since it's there, it's there. > Don't take me wrong...I do appreciate that PLUG has changed into a > structured organization, but to get a formal group going, you need dedicated > people, sys ads, people who experiment, but geeks (no insult intended) are > not that kind of people. -- I mean dedicated to administrative...they'd
This is somewhat true and I am frustrated that you can't even bother some board members to make decisions and vote with a "yes" or a "no" to resolutions submitted via the board list. However, I believe that with a structured organization PLUG can achieve more and grow from just being a mailing list. I believe that to make PLUG grow, we need a professional management team to manage its operations. PLUG can function as an NGO and manage its day to day operations and projects (FOSS conferences, advocacies, boot camps, etc.) . However, the management team needs to be paid. The organization needs to be able to get seed funding in order to establish its foundation. This can be done through donations, sponsorships, or through an income generating activity. The only problem we have now is that who can spare the time to do all this at the start. Holden _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
