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On March 31, 2023 3:30:02 PM EDT, Katherine Mcmillan <kmcmi...@uottawa.ca> wrote: >Illumos would be a great one to include too. > >-Katie >________________________________ >From: Katherine Mcmillan <kmcmi...@uottawa.ca> >Sent: 31 March 2023 15:18 >To: Richard Guy Briggs <r...@tricolour.ca> >Cc: Tug Williams <tug.willi...@gmail.com>; Linux-Ottawa ><linux@linux-ottawa.org> >Subject: Re: [linux] OCLUG meeting Thursday April 6th 2023 > >"OCUNIX"! That's awesome Richard - it wasn't successful? When did it stop >existing? > >Doesn't the OCBUG have the same problem as the OCLUG right now? Don't get me >wrong, I would go out to a Royal Oak and chat with Scott, Ian and others >anytime, but it isn't really a formal group. > >Sincerely, >Katie >________________________________ >From: Richard Guy Briggs <r...@tricolour.ca> >Sent: 31 March 2023 14:20 >To: Katherine Mcmillan <kmcmi...@uottawa.ca> >Cc: Tug Williams <tug.willi...@gmail.com>; Linux-Ottawa ><linux@linux-ottawa.org> >Subject: Re: [linux] OCLUG meeting Thursday April 6th 2023 > >Attention : courriel externe | external email > >On 2023-03-31 17:25, Katherine Mcmillan wrote: >> Hi Tug, >> >> Just out of curiousity, has there ever been any discussion about forming an >> "Ottawa Unix User Group"? (although "OUUG" sounds terrible, and it can't be >> "CUUG" because that's already taken - I suppose it could be "NCRUUG" or just >> "CRUUG"). I ask for several reasons: > >OCUNIX used to exist, so did OCUUG. They effectively became OCBUG. > >> 1. I'm currently on the Board of Directors for EuroBSDCon (a *BSD >> focussed international conference). >> 2. BSDCan<https://www.bsdcan.org/2023/> is coming up in Ottawa! >> 3. I recently attended a Calgary Unix User Group (CUUG) meeting (thanks >> all for including me if any of you are on this list!) Theo de Raadt was >> speaking, and that was really fantastic to witness. It seemed like a >> successful user group and approach. >> 4. There are a number of people based in Ottawa and Quebec that are *BSD >> users/developers/advocates, and more recently I've come across some QNX and >> Darwin people. There seems to be potential for a collaborative approach to >> leveraging Unix and Unix-like operating systems. >> >> Sincerely, >> Katie >> ________________________________ >> From: Tug Williams <tug.willi...@gmail.com> >> Sent: 31 March 2023 11:31 >> To: linux@linux-ottawa.org <linux@linux-ottawa.org> >> Subject: [linux] OCLUG meeting Thursday April 6th 2023 >> >> Attention : courriel externe | external email >> >> When: 7pm Thursday April 6th 2023 >> Where: https://meet.jit.si/oclug_2023-04-06 >> >> Check the mailing list for individuals hosting in-person clusters. >> >> Request for volunteers to give talks, short or long, for future meetings - >> If you have a Linux related presentation or demo you'd be comfortable >> sharing with the group, or a discussion topic you wish to introduce, then >> please let us know. >> >> We have a couple of talks, and a proposed change that needs airing and >> discussing... >> >> Topics >> >> 1) Discussion of the boards proposal to dissolve the OCLUG corporation (not >> the club, just the not-for-profit corporation the board believes has >> outlived is benefit) >> 2) talk from Katie McMillan: "The Princess and the Wacom One" >> 3) talk from John Nash: "M1 Macintosh and floating point" >> >> >> Proposal to dissolve corporation >> >> Linux-Ottawa members are asked to vote as per instructions below on the >> dissolution of the Ontario not-for-profit corporation "Ottawa Carleton Linux >> Users Group" Ontario Corporation number 1476767. >> >> In that we have not organized events requiring the structure and resources >> of a corporation for some years, the motivations for having a corporation no >> longer apply. >> >> This vote does NOT imply that Linux-Ottawa will not continue. We intend, >> with member support, to continue the electronic mailing list and regular >> virtual and hybrid meetings. However, we have not had anyone step forward >> willing to take on Board responsibilities, and the current Board is not in a >> position to carry out the legally required administrative operations. A >> requirement of dissolution is to transfer resources to an organization with >> similar goals. The National Capital Freenet has indicated their willingness >> to accept a donation. Moreover, they use and promote open-source software >> and have suggested that they would use some of the monies to increase such >> activity. Note that we could assist in such work, as some of us are already >> NCF members and supporters. >> >> Assuming the vote is positive, an agent will be engaged to handle the >> technical details. One such agency has indicated willingness, with a fee >> under $400. >> >> Note that there is no Plan B unless some members step up with a viable plan >> that can get majority member approval in a recorded vote. >> >> The motion is as follows: >> >> We, the members of the "Ottawa Carleton Linux Users Group" Ontario >> Corporation number 1476767 are in favour of dissolution of that corporation >> and transfer of residual money to the National Capital Freenet. >> >> Procedure: >> >> All members who have responded to the request to provide their legal name >> before March 27, 2023, are eligible to vote. A ballot will be sent by email >> from secret...@linux-ottawa.org<mailto:secret...@linux-ottawa.org> to each >> such person on or before April 6. Voting will close at 11:59pm on April 6th >> EDT. You may vote before the April 6th meeting, or wait for the discussions >> at that meeting. >> > > slainte mhath, RGB >-- >Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.ca> ><www.TriColour.ca<http://www.TriColour.ca>> -- \___ o \@ > @ Ride yer bike! >Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% >Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________ -- Sorry for being brief. Alternate email is rickleir at yahoo dot com
