Re: Proposed constitution for society (needed for bank account)

[Michael Wood <michael x3n me uk>]

I also do not feel we need to have prerequisites for the people who can 
join the Gnome-UK society.

Let's not forget that Open source by it's definition should be 
accessible to everyone without discrimination of any kind.
(As in point 5 of the OSD)

We also may put potential members in a "catch 22" situation; they have 
something to contribute but can't because they're not members of the 
society because they haven't yet contributed.

on a side note; I am available to attend the gnome-uk stand again this 
year at linuxworld - Which should be a great opportunity to promote GUADEC.

Thomas Wood wrote:
> Rob Bradford wrote:
>   
> > Here is a revised constitution based on feedback. Remember the main
> > purpose is to get a bank account. The feedback seems to point towards
> > HSBC: http://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/business/accounts/treasurer-acc
> >     
>
> Fine by me, if that's the general consensous. It does mention a turnover 
> of less than £100,000, which we would have to check with Quim and the 
> board that this is reasonable.
>
> On the constitution side, I'm still slightly weary about restricting 
> membership to only those that have already made a contribution. I don't 
> see why being part of GNOME-UK couldn't be the first contribution 
> someone makes to the project. Maybe 'significant contribution' can 
> include using GNOME on a recent and regular basis ;-)
>
> I also want to make sure we include all the organisations that have 
> expressed interest in the decision making process, especially with 
> regards to GUADEC.
>
> However, we do need to make sure everyone understands that the only 
> benefit of being a member of 'the society' is to be able to vote for and 
> volunteer for the posts of Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. Everything 
> else (getting involved in discussions, helping out at events, attending 
> meet ups) remains the same as it is now, with anyone and everyone welcome!
>
> I propose we have a meeting at some point during LinuxWorld in London 
> (25-26 October) to finalise the constitution, and to vote for the 
> positions. I suppose the next thing to do is ask for volunteers to fill 
> the positions. If there aren't any volunteers, then maybe we shall have 
> to pull some foundation member names out of a hat ;-)
>
>
> -Thomas
>
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