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> From: Ludwig Isaac Lim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Things to consider:
>
> 1) Why do we need an organization? What are its goals and objectives?
> 1.1) What did PLUG "The mailing list" fail to achieve (or cannot
> achieve)
> that leads to the
> idea of forming PLUG the organization?
>From my POV, the PLUG Org was supposed to be a more "tangible" entity that
>would spread and advocate Linux and FOSS.
>
> I think forming an organization need 2 things : "Commitment" and "Goals"
> (IIRC, Orly Andico
> mentioned about goals in some previous post).
There were Goals. There were commitment. But not all who are in this list
were active in the org. I was one of them. There are people here who are
willing to give them a try again.
> One thing I find unique in PLUG as compared to other "area based Linux
> User's
> Group (LUG)" is
> that most area based LUGs are limited to a small specific area (San
> Francisco,
> Berkeley, etc). The
> large geographical area must be taken into consideration too if you want to
> revive PLUG the
> organization. This itself is a unique and huge challenge.
>
This is why I'm saying that we should revive PLUG the Org first. There needs
to be governance and direction from somewhere. Otherwise activities like the
expo may just be a "one hit wonder". Look at DabaweGNU.
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