On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 04:07:40 +0800, Rommel Feria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The value of the members for life is simply the recognition of their > contributions to PLUG and the community and nothing else. This is like > providing a honorary doctorate degree to somebody -- in the case of > UP, he/she is nominated by the University Council and then approved by > the Board of Regents. > > Making the founders life members is to give them due recognition. > Adding to the list of life-members may or may not be an annual > exercise like the Queen of UK knighting its subjects. And no, it will > not give an elitist atmosphere since there is he/she gets NO other > benefit except for not having to pay the annual membership dues, if > there is even one or is very minimal at that. The same way that > honorary doctorates do not get promoted due to having a PhD or DSc or > JD but thru merit. > -- > 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 >
-- 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
