Mark wrote:
This probably isn't the reply Adam wanted, but anyway.
ALUG is
an organisation, but in the best tradition of Linux, it's
a
disorganised association of like-minded people who are
each
willing to put in wildly varying amounts of time. The Linus-like role of "benevolent dictator" probably
gravitates
somewhere around the original firestarters Laurie, Paul,
BJ,
Andrew Savory, Martyn Drake and myself. None of us has absolute authority and that cuts both ways.
I wholeheartedly agree with you. Committees in my experience always tend to divide members in to two camps. Those that try to steer the organisation towards their way of thinking and the sheep who agree to anything. I have been on many committees and have been a thorn in the side of those whose hand is welded to the tiller! Linux is not like this, it is open source and free software that is (free as in sprit not as in lunch). The fact that "it's a disorganised association of like-minded people" holds a great deal of the charm of Linux for me, however I'm not so blinkered as to realise that some sort of organisation *is* inevitably necessary. Just think what kernel development would be like if there were no organisation!
I still stand by my arguments in http://www.mth.uea.ac.uk/~h089/alug/list/alug1/25.html
I would still be against an ALUG committee, but I would
welcome
small organising committees for each meeting. If a group
would
like to take on that task for the next one (ALUG5 is it
now?
coo) make yourself known to the list now!
Like Mark I'm against a full blown committee, but small organising group for each meeting would be a good idea and is probably necessary other wise the task will always fall on those whose shoulders it normally does. (Does that make sense? Crappy grammar). I'm available to assist in organising any of the future meetings including ALUG 5. Laurie is it still OK with you to host during your LAN party weekend?
The hall near Diss could be available in the future but I'll have to put it to the 'Executive Committee of The Syleham and Wingfield Computer Club'. :-)))
Cheers, BJ
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