Lifetime membership only applies to individuals. I do not think that it is appropriate to have institutions as lifetime members. I mean, 10 years down the road, UP may dump Linux (heaven forbid!) in favor of Microsoft (will $50Million grant do it?) and it will render its lifetime membership void. hehehe... don't worry, as long as I'm with UP, Linux will live there! :D
On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 08:25:42 +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paolo, > > When were the institutional members selected? What are the > provisions/qualifications for organizational membership? I don't have > objections against the institutional members. It would have been nice > for all members to know these details prior to making those decisions. > Not everyone gets to attend plug meetings. > > Regarding Rommel's suggestion on lifetime membership for the founding > members, if this is something the board will consider, pls decide if the > membership will be institutional or individual. > > Sammy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ian sison (mailing list) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 5:53 PM > To: Rommel Feria; Philippine Linux Users Group Mailing List > Subject: Re: [plug] Proceedings of the PLUG General Assembly, 18 > December 2004 > > It would help if there are official representatives from these schools > regarding this issue. > As of now only rommel represents UP. No one from DLSU and ADMU is > stepping up to represent their respective schools. > > On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 08:51:00 +0800, Rommel Feria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Where are UP Diliman, DLSU and Ateneo de Manila University? These are > > the same universities who started PLUG way back in the 90s. I think it > > > is just ethical to have them as members. The founding members must > > also be lifetime members of the organization. :P > > > > On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 03:07:58 +0800, Paolo Alexis Falcone > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sorry for the cross post. > > > > > > Hereunder is the roster of elected officers of the Philippine Linux > > > Users' Group following the election conducted last 18 December 2004 > > > during the proceedings of the General Assembly and ratification of > > > the PLUG constitution: > > > > > > President: Marvin Pascual <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vice-President - > > > Internal Affairs: Ian Sison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vice-President - > > > External Affairs: Diosdado Calmada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Treasurer: Ariz Jacinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Auditor: Christian Masancay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Said officials shall serve for the fiscal year 2004 - 2005 effective > > > 18 December 2004. > > > > > > Also ratified in the general assembly was the Constitution and > > > by-laws (initially available from the undersigned). Said document > > > shall be uploaded to the PLUG main web site as soon as possible > > > pending site-wide revisions. Calls for amendment of the provisions > > > of the constitution can be addressed to Lito Lampitoc > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, PLUG board member in-charge of constitutional > amendments. > > > > > > As for membership, the board has agreed for the motion to confer > > > individual membership to all who applied for membership and paid for > > > > the ID prior to yesterday's general assembly. Said memberships shall > > > > be for one fiscal year effective 18 December 2004. Also accorded > > > juridical membership are the following organizations: > > > > > > a. Asia Pacific College <www.apc.edu.ph> b. Q-Linux Solutions, Inc. > > > <www.q-linux.com> c. Q Software Research Corporation > > > <www.qsr.com.ph> d. The Leather Collection > > > <www.leathercollection.ph> e. University of the Philippines Manila > > > <www.upm.edu.ph> > > > > > > To all above-mentioned members/representatives for the members > > > concerned, please confirm your membership to Marvin Pascual > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or Ian Sison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > > > > > For the PLUG board. > > > > > > -- > > > Paolo Alexis Falcone > > > Secretary, PLUG FY 2004-2005 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
