All,
A concern has been raised that the Charter discussion, and the U2UG
as a whole, have accidentally blurred the line between the e-mail lists
and the user group. Hopefully, this will help:
The list has been a labor of love, first by Mike, then by Clif, and
now by a team which includes myself and Larry Hiscock. As per our
promise to Clif, the list is and will remain "Free as in Liberty / Free
as in Beer". This means that you don't have to belong to the U2UG to
post on the list. You don't have to pay dues to post on the list. You
don't have to share confidential information like phone number, street
address, or favorite color in order to join the lists. You don't even
have to contribute. Most list members are lurkers, neither asking nor
answering questions. I, myself, lurked for six months before I felt I
could even contribute occasional posts.
The U2UG is a different labor of love. It started on U2-Community
(part of the confusion) when Dawn found some like minded people
(including Clif - another part of the confusion) and presented a simple
idea: while the list is powerful because it has a free format, a user
group could offer a focused format for the times when that is more
effective (like planning events, coordinating with IBM on enhancements,
and other more organized activities).
The U2UG does have stewardship of the lists. We (U2UG) don't own
them, we (everyone on u2-users & u2-community) own them. All U2UG offers
is the infrastructure to keep them running. And U2UG can only offer that
due to Larry Hiscock's unselfishly providing free hosting for the lists.
While I have your attention, I should also point out the IBM does
not own the lists. They are glad we are here and several of their people
contribute posts. However, the lists exist solely because we (everyone
on u2-users & u2-community) see a value to them.
- Charles Barouch, Moderator and Proud of It
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