[svlug] svlug bylaws (Google Docs)

[Kristian Erik Hermansen]

On Dec 1, 2007 11:04 PM, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> I have "opened" the document, but _editing_ it requires signing up for an
> account for Google Docs and other Google services, which for reasons of
> personal policy favouring Linux and open source I do not have:  I do not
> consent to Google's terms of service for "accounts", and think it
> extremely inappropriate for a Linux user group to outsource any of its
> operations to proprietary third-party-hosted software.
>
> See also:  http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Essays/winolj.html
>
> I would like to participate in the bylaws committee, but you have made
> signup contingent on having an "account" with Google, which I decline to
> do.
>
> _This_ medium, on the other hand, uses open source software and is run
> by SVLUG itself, so:

I am an extreme Google fanatic, and even though I admitted to Warren
today that "I would marry Google if it were a woman", I totally agree
with Rick here.  Participation in the SVLUG organization should not
require a Google account.  It should be a choice of the user.  I
particularly enjoy how productive Google allows me to be, but it is
not our place to put such burdens on anyone else.

Everyone is getting very uptight on this list though.  Of all the FOSS
lists I have participated in or run myself, this has been the longest
ongoing spark of political problems I have ever seen.  Now, just take
a deep breath and remember that we're all here to be both student and
teacher.  All of this is just for fun :-)
-- 
Kristian Erik Hermansen
"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious."