On Sun, 2002-07-28 at 23:14, Steve wrote: > Evan Leibovitch wrote: > > On Sun, 28 Jul 2002, Steve wrote: > > > > > >>Perhaps the LUG's could have regional representation on the board of > >>CLUE, which would then vote for the president and other executive? I > >>would think this is only fair if folks wish to have the LUG's > >>financially support CLUE. > > > > > > This is a good idea regardless of funding (as I don't believe that LUGs > > should have to support CLUE). If the group is to truly offer a national > > voice, and claim a broad mandate, some kind of representation is called > > for no matter how CLUE is financed. > > Actually Evan, I agree with your sense of direction in terms of what you > vision CLUE to be. I don't have a problem with corporate sponsorship > either, as it's in the interests of certain companies like IBM, > HP/Compaq etc., to spread the gospel of Linux to government & big > business, as it is for everyone here. That's not to say that it wouldn't > be practical to take funding from wherever possible. I simply view the > LUG's as _one_ of those avenues. > The problem with getting funds from LUGs is that some lugs don't collect money now and are not established to collect money.
ELUG attempted to form an official group but the membership voted the idea down. (From what I understand anyway, Blaine or Maurice would know the details) Members want the lug to be free and remain free. So anyone expecting ELUG to fund CLUE directly will be disappointed. For those who think this only applies to small lugs, ELUG is one of the bigger LUGs in Canada. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
