PLUG the Organization and PLUG the Mailing List (Was Re: Phil IT Expo Ex Deal)

> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:40:21 +0800
> From: "Junix Gaspar" <junixophobia@...>
> Subject: Re: [plug] Phil IT Expo Ex Deal
> To: "Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List"
> 	<plug@...>

> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 2:42 PM, Michael Tinsay <tinsami1@...> wrote:
> 
> > If, and when, PLUG (the organization) gets revived, this should be the
> > first order of business: to get membership and funding.  I would imagine the
> > first people who attend the meetups would be the ones up for election.
> >
> 
> Why not start with a yearly membership fee. It usually is a basic source of
> fund.

Things to consider:

    1) Why do we need an organization? What are its goals and objectives?  
      1.1) What did PLUG "The mailing list" fail to achieve (or cannot achieve) that leads to the
idea of forming PLUG the organization?

    2) Supposing we have PLUG the organization, here are more things to consider:
      2.1) You probably need an office and infrastructure. How are members suppose to pay their
fees,etc if there's no office.
      2.2) You need some FULL TIME officers. Keep track of membership, manage funds, plan
activities, etc. 
           2.2.1) How do you make sure these full time officers have a steady flow of income?
      2.3) What will you do with funds raised? 
      2.4) What are the responsibilities of each member (not just the officers)? Responsibilities
in an organization means there are privileges in which only members can enjoy. What are the
privileges of a PLUG the organization member? Responsibilities / Privilege goes hand-in-hand.
           2.4.1) PLUG the organization must be distinct from the mailing list, as people will
confuse the two. Hence, it needs its own mailing list [Probably need to change the name of PLUG
the mailing list to LPML-->Linux Philippines Mailing List]   

     3) The "P" in PLUG stands for Philippines; how do you plan to manage potential members across
places such as Visayas, Mindanao?

   I think forming an organization need 2 things : "Commitment" and "Goals" (IIRC, Orly Andico
mentioned about goals in some previous post).

   One thing I find unique in PLUG as compared to other "area based Linux User's Group (LUG)" is
that most area based LUGs are limited to a small specific area (San Francisco, Berkeley, etc). The
large geographical area must be taken into consideration too if you want to revive PLUG the
organization. This itself is a unique and huge challenge.

Regards,

Ludwig Lim

      
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