Hi Rhandeev,
I am no good in these stuffs but I could lend a ear and stay around during
the meeting. Let me know when U guys are meeting. Date/time/location
preferably after 6.30pm except for today.
--Moonshi
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Rhandeev Singh
> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 1:36 AM
> To: Portal Builders:;
> Subject: [SLP-ADMIN] Re: [SLP] Hardwarezone Alliance
>
>
> On Fri, 2 Jul 1999, James Tan wrote:
> > Rhandeev, not writing down on paper doesnt mean there is no contract. We
> > are still liable if our negligence causes losses to them, unless both
> > parties draw up a contract to give up this right to sue each other.
> > Anyway, I dont know what I am talking about, I just want to say that I
> > have done a module on law and I am quite freaked out as to the extent of
> > liabilities. If at all possible, we should write down on paper an
> > agreement that state our job scope and limit our liabilities.
>
> Thanks James. Yes, you are right. We should draw up a legal contract
> once we're an organization. Unfortunately, we're not (although I would
> like us to be).
>
> What is currently stopping us is:
> (1) We need a constitution
> (2) We need a committee (made up of chairman, secret., treas.)
> (3) We need $400 registration plus $40 per year
>
> Unfortunately, not all of us believe in having an official chairman,
> secret., treas.. Therefore, one way out is to have volunteers from among
> us be the three stooges on paper and underneath we continue to operate the
> way we do now (i.e. dynamically optimised to match person to specific
> job), and nowhere in the organization even mention the above titles.
>
> Legally, however, the three stooges have to bear the blame if anything
> goes wrong, and have to get involved in the boring paperwork (signing
> contracts, checking constitution, etc).
>
> So for now, we're operating as a bunch of individuals working together
> with hardwarezone and sporting our own web site; or in the operative
> sense, we _are_ hardwarezone.
>
> *sigh* This society thing is getting to be suffocating even b4 it exists.
> But it is important for identity. I am starting to see this.
>
> Greg, could we have the LUGS constitution? Even if we do decide to split
> with LUGS and NUS LUG (which seems likely and even necessary), it would
> make good boilerplate. Thanks.
>
> Is anyone willing to work with me on constitutional stuff? It's the thing
> that I was talking about at our first meeting at webworks... the thing
> that will formalize our values and general direction.
>
> Rhan.
>
