Paolo, In that case, can you pls extract that part of the by-laws / constitution which juridically elaborates on institutional and individual membership?
PLUG membership was initially designed to be free...that anyone who joins this mailing list is automatically a member. Dunno if the archives of the list captured that thought. Maybe some of the oldies could say something about this. The old membership "policy"/style was made that way to welcome newbies and experts alike as well as to promote linux. With a change in membership policy, it is proper to inform everyone in this mailing list on the details such as rationale for the change, what the changes are, date of effectivity, et al. As for Rommel's suggestion, pls also post the mechanisms for amendments. Those concerned might be interested to know what the current board feels about this proposal. I propose that the minutes of meetings be posted here since not all members of this list are able to attend face-to-face meetings. This will also help promote linux and plug. Sammy -----Original Message----- From: Paolo Alexis Falcone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 9:57 AM To: Philippine Linux Users Group Mailing List Subject: Re: [plug] Proceedings of the PLUG General Assembly, 18 December 2004 On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 08:25:42 +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paolo, > > When were the institutional members selected? What are the > provisions/qualifications for organizational membership? I don't have > objections against the institutional members. It would have been nice > for all members to know these details prior to making those decisions. > Not everyone gets to attend plug meetings. Since there was no clear-cut definition of what qualifies someone to become a PLUG member, we took the initiative of defining it in the constitution, along with the qualifications. I forwarded a proposal for the aforementioned institutions a few weeks back and was approved on the board meeting of 15 December 2004. The qualifications for juridical/institutional membership are enshrined in the new PLUG constitution we drafted. Since the PLUG mailing list seems to have a limit in the size of the attachment, and that the PLUG web site is yet to undergo renovation, it was then decided that anyone who'd want to get a copy of the constitution would have to direct an email request to me. We'd be uploading the constitution as soon as the site gets revamped. > Regarding Rommel's suggestion on lifetime membership for the founding > members, if this is something the board will consider, pls decide if > the membership will be institutional or individual. We don't have a provision for lifetime membership in the constitution. I do think that this is one issue that would require constitutional amendments - fortunately the mechanisms for such are also specified in the constitution. -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
