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

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> From: Ludwig Isaac Lim <ludz_lim@...>
> 
> 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?

From my POV, the PLUG Org was supposed to be a more "tangible" entity that would spread and advocate Linux and FOSS.

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

There were Goals.  There were commitment.  But not all who are in this list were active in the org.  I was one of
them.  There are people here who are willing to give them a try again.

>    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.
> 

This is why I'm saying that we should revive PLUG the Org first.  There needs to be governance and direction
from somewhere.  Otherwise activities like the expo may just be a "one hit wonder".  Look at DabaweGNU.

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