Hi, if there is of any help, i can help redevelop the site.
cheers! On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Ray Rashif <[email protected]> wrote: > Here for the record and further discussion (if any), Michael Clark advises: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Michael Clark <[email protected]> > Date: 2009/6/5 > Subject: Re: [Slugnet] Spice up your LUG > To: [email protected] > Cc: Ray Rashif <[email protected]> > > > I made this offer once before and I'll make it again. If we get a new LUGS > committee together with an AGM with the 6 committee posts filled, and given > that it is being done in cooperation with SLMG (perhaps a new LUGS/SLMG) I > will pledge $1000 donation to this new LUGS/SLMG committee. I have made this > offer before and it still stands. > > The intention is that the group uses it to get a single registered adress, > PO Box or secretarial service, so that we can have an address for > communications that is not tied to one particular committee member (allowing > flexible transitions between new committees), which is one of the flaws I > saw with LUGS in the past that has some room for improvement (it was usually > half way into the term of a new committee until the address had been changed > with ROS, ACRA, bank, etc... due to signatures and resolutions, etc), so > that the secretarial load for handling of membership dues, etc can be shared > between those who have the time available. > > Preferably an online sign-up for membership (for those of us who can give > money as a way to help the group organise its activities) - of course > retaining a free (monetary donationless) membership class (e.g. slugnet) as > we understand not all should have to pay, and donations of time count too. > This was one of the original gripes that I understood was a factor in the > SLMG group forking from LUGS community originally (as LUGS used to charge a > $10 fee for non-member attendance at meetings, although this fee was > subsequently abolished). I think it should be an optional $60 donation for > membership (which means we would have roughly 500 members now if we count up > slugnet). > > So are 6 of you guys going to make me poor - so far no one has bitten... I > think I may be safe ... :). > > Sorry for top posting btw... > > Michael Clark wrote: > >> Ray Rashif wrote: >> >>> Perhaps centralising the various resources and organisations? For eg. >>> SLMG is mentioned as a "sister organisation", but aren't informal meetups >>> also a function of a Linux user group? They're currently seen as two >>> different social entities, and it'd be better if they could be merged. >>> Various groups serving different communities make sense in larger areas, but >>> not here. >>> >> >> Those who are organising the linux monthly meetings choose to go under a >> different banner for various historical reasons. >> >> Having been a longstanding LUGS member I don't see the need to have >> competing meetings so I have not worked actively to create a 2nd meeting to >> SLMG (instead I have helped organise SLMG meetings in the past), i.e. if >> there is demand for a LUGS meeting we'll probably just ask the SLMG folk to >> create an event on meetup.com anyway - it is all the same group of >> people... >> >> I am currently not aware of a great deal of interest from the community in >> general to get meetings going again under the LUGS banner. I was suggesting >> to Tom Goh that SLMG pick up LUGS. If there is enough interest, we can hold >> an AGM to elect the 6 required committee members to keep LUGS going. The >> problem in the past has always been one of getting enough volunteers to >> actually commit to holding posts on the executive committee. That said, I >> encourage you to rake up support and prod the current executive of LUGS (for >> which I am part of) to hold an AGM. The required committee posts are all >> outlined on the wiki. >> >> The LUGS site could also be made to appear more active, hence "spicing it >>> up". I'd lean towards a simple CMS-based web, like drupal or wordpress. I've >>> recently been notified of a wp lookalike, habari [[ >>> http://habariproject.org/en/ ]]. Personally, I like wp since it also >>> provides seamless integration of forums via bbpress. >>> >> >> Yes - We don't really have a main website at present, only the wiki. The >> main website was being run on a colocated machine at one point (running >> plone), and there was no backup and the disk failed and became corrupted >> beyond recoverability. We redirected the site to the wiki in the interim >> (and it has been that way since). I'm not sure if LUGS has an appointed >> webmaster at the moment. >> >> That said, the wiki is completely open (you just need to sign up), only >> the frontpage is restricted from editing, and if someone requests to have a >> link on the front page (send to [email protected]) I tend to respond >> quite quickly. >> >> In the short term MoinMoin can be made to look quite spicy (ubuntu.comuses >> it), so if someone gives me an ubuntu theme they like, I can install >> it, and if folk like it we can make it the default. I am happy to work with >> anyone who is interested to put a nice theme on the present LUGS wiki. >> >> Creating a new website would be a later task for a new LUGS committee. >> >> With those in place, there may be more members, subscribers, and >>> ultimately more interest and manpower to participate in events, workshops, >>> and the like under the LUGS banner. >>> >> >> I do agree. I think there needs to be a fresh set of 6 people stand up for >> the committee posts and prompt for an AGM/election to be held. I am willing >> to help out but with my present outside of work commitments, I would not >> stand for a committee position at a future LUGS AGM. >> >> I personally think there doesn't need to be a division within Singapore in >> the Linux committee so I think it should be somehow done together with SLMG, >> as presently it seems a little strange to how the linux meetings are held >> under the SLMG banner with no mention of LUGS.... i.e. the option is open to >> use the LUGS banner at SLMG meetings has always been there... >> >> The fact that people want to maintain a division and partisanship is why >> I'm now hesitant to offer any support - as i'm not interested in all of the >> politics... I would like to see LUGS keep going and I have in the past >> support both groups having organised meetings for both, so I am clearly >> non-partisan... If I see a group of people who support both SLMG and LUGS >> then I am happy to work together with them (but not with anyone who wishes >> to take sides). >> >> Michael. >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Slugnet mailing list > [email protected] > http://wiki.lugs.org.sg/LugsMailingListFaq > http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet > >
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