[svlug] svlug bylaws (Google Docs)

[Karen Shaeffer]

On Sun, Dec 02, 2007 at 04:49:55PM -0800, Warren Turkal wrote:
> On Dec 2, 2007 11:37 AM, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> > I'm sorry, we don't seem to be having the same conversation.  It looked
> > to me like you wished to make a small list of text available, and to add
> > a couple of names to it.  I told you an obvious way to do it that
> > doesn't involve some proprietary hosted software at some commercial
> > company -- your employer, I believe.
> >
> > You decided you'd rather use the proprietary hosted software,
> > continuing the recent trend of outsourcing SVLUG's Internet presence
> > because it's "easy".
> >
> > OK.  Good luck with that.  I personally prefer open source, and I prefer
> > that SVLUG host its own Internet services, those two things being our
> > core competencies.
> 
> If it's a core competency, then why is no one grabbing the proverbial
> ball and running with it? This isn't a rhetorical question. I am
> seriously asking.

Well, I think the first bylaw ought to explicitly declare svlug must
maintain all it's own services, precluding any future effort to outsource
svlug's web presence and email lists in any capacity.

Thanks,
Karen
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 Karen Shaeffer
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