+1. Your dedication is much appreciated. Go for it buddy. You have my support.
Ed < de~/eb.llehstoor//:ptth > On Nov 29, 2007 7:24 AM, Gabriel H. Mercado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I'm sure everyone who had been following the thread re PLUG must be curious > as to what's been going on, so herewith is an update on PLUG's situation. > > PLUG Registration - the mysterious situation re PLUG's SEC registration has > yet to be unraveled. Ian had recommended a friend of his to provide info re > this, but we have yet to hear from him. I have emailed Paolo as well to > request a copy of a document he showed us during the last meeting but he has > yet to reply. > > I have on my part recommended the services of a paralegal who works for a > law firm client of mine, and she was kind enough after one of her usual > trips to SEC, to report that PLUG's initial submission had apparently not > been touched for five years. Apparently an applying NGO like PLUG needs to > have supporting papers, none of which were submitted. This means that we > have to find out what supporting papers these are, and pay a fee for late > submission. > > Thusly I am inclined to believe that applying for a new registration seems > to be best. I then tried to call and email SEC to find out more info to > support this. Unfortunately no one answers after lunch, and their default > email sends back an out of office reply. I got through their numbers once, > and was told there was no electricity so if I call back later they can > definitely help me. I called the next day, and they had electricity but the > lady who answered said they can't do such inquiry over the phone so I have > to appear personally. > > Since a client I usually visit is at nearby Galleria, I will try to find > time to finally visit the wonderful SEC (which is helpful if there is no > electricity but not helpful if there is), today. > > PLUG website - Ryan Ching has been valiantly starting the website, but at > the moment it has no direction. This is an integral part of PLUG so > therefore, the time has come for me to submit an 'application': > > My submission to PLUG > > As Ian suggested, the need for someone to step up is important so I would > like to humbly submit my application to all of PLUG - in other words > everyone on this mailing list. If it so pleases the list, I would like to be > in charge of 'rebooting' PLUG for a one year period. > > Herewith are my goals by quarters: > > 1st quarter months (Setting up house): > > 1.0 Set up and administer the PLUG website. > 1.1 This website will allow for members to sign up and create user profiles. > These user profiles will allow PLUG to recognize its members, subsequently > allowing members to recognize they are a part of PLUG, and show to all the > world just how large in number PLUG is. This will provide important > demographics such as how large and varied PLUG's membership is (via > determining geographic location(s), age, professional capacity, approximate > income, gender, etc.). This is invaluable info that will help guide PLUG's > future activities. > 1.2 To keep content fresh, fast - moving and assure readership, this website > will also act as an aggregator for PLUG bloggers that occasionally publish > info relevant to PLUG (and tag these as such) such as experiences with > Linux, tips, tricks, opinions, reviews etc. > 1.3 Ian had also recommended a WIKI for archiving information. > 1.4 There will also be a newsletter function for creating and publishing > content specifically for the site, but mostly for official PLUG > announcements. I am hoping the feeds from PLUG bloggers + profiles would be > the main draw. > > 2.0 Finally demistify and establish PLUG SEC registration. > > 3.0 Establish a board. > > 2nd quarter (Determine goals): > > 1.0 Once there is a firmer grasp of PLUG membership, we can proceed to > determine what sustainable goals there are worth pursuing given PLUG's > available members and what in their capacity they have volunteered. > 1.1 Collate ideas and suggestions for review. Provide a function on the > website for this. > 1.2 Establish fund - raising activities needed to pursue said goals. > > 3rd and 4th quater (pending) > > Before the 3rd quarter arrives, we should at this point have a better idea > of who and what PLUG is and make plans forward. As such, from where we are > now, its wasteful to make plans six months away and without the necessary > info that is yet to be collated from 1st quarter activities. After the 4th > quarter, someone else would then take over. > > Finally, Who Am I and why am I doing this? > > For those who are wondering (and justly so) who the heck I am, my name is > Gabriel 'Gary' Mercado, my blog is at http://lefthandedlayup.com and I just > readied its About page for your visit. I am 39 years old, a writer, a > developer and a businessman. I bring to the table mostly my web publishing > experiences, some organizational skills and hopefully, common sense. > > I would like to help out because I believe in open source and its untapped > role in the Philippines. I am a great believer in the Internet and keeping > it open, and I think that PLUG has the ability to counter efforts by > companies and institutions that threaten this. > > My philosophy in helping PLUG, or any advocacy for that matter, is that I > will not promise to give more than I can. Just like most people I am busy > pursuing my goals and trying to put food on the table. The goals I mentioned > above are 'easy' for me to do because they are in synergy with what I do > everyday anyway. Therefore there will be no boring events and constant > meetings, and we'll meet only when we have a clear agenda. > > I think I can give only 5% of my time to PLUG but I don't think PLUG needs > any more than that. Open source, just by being a good idea, is making > headway all around the world. It just needs a little push here and there and > I want to play a part in doing that. > > If my proposal sounds good to you, PLUG member, please let me know so I can > get started immediately. > > Thanks! > Gary > > > > On Nov 15, 2007 9:46 PM, Manny < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Kelsey Hartigan Go wrote: > > > 1993 to be exact. 5 initial members. Dr. Pablo Manalastas, Rommel > > > Feria, Eric 'Xenos' Pareja, Sammy Mallare and myself. Venue was > > > MacDonald's New Frontier Cinema. > > > > New Frontier Cinema! Oh that was a some time ago. But, I watched the Who's > > "The Kids Are Alright" at that theater around 1979 or 1980, I think! > > > > God bless! > > -- > > Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to > > do what we ought. -- Pope John Paul II > > > > --[Manny [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Alternative Information and Opinion at http://www.phnix.net > > Advocacy blog: http://mamador.wordpress.com > > Personal website: http://mannyamador.multiply.com > > --[Pro-Life Philippines]-------------------[http://www.prolife.org.ph]-- > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________ > > 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 > > _________________________________________________ > 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 > _________________________________________________ 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
