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

[Bastien Nocera <hadess hadess net>]

On Thu, 2006-07-27 at 20:07 +0200, Rob Bradford wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-07-27 at 12:22 +0200, Rob Bradford wrote:
> > This is derived from the Debian UK one which was happily accepted by the
> > bank. In terms of banking, Debian UK opted for the Co-Op since they have
> > quite a good deal for societies. There was a lot of hassle because not
> > all the signatories could get to the same branch to open the account at
> > the same time. Once this obstacle is overcome it should be plain
> > sailing.
> > 
> > The formation of the society itself is a relatively straightforward
> > matter, involving drinking beer, electing the initial committee and
> > accepting the proposed constitution.
> 
> I think that I should make it clear that the purpose of the society is
> simply to provide the means to get a bank account. The only benefit of
> membership is being able to choose who is on the committee. I am quite
> happy for this to be a privilege limited to being GF members only (nb: I
> myself am not a GF member).
> 
> Just to make it clear: membership of the society should not be a
> pre-requisite for attending events or getting involved in pushing GNOME
> in the UK.

Of course not!

And I would be quite happy to help people that get involved in such
events get GNOME Foundation memberships.

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Bastien Nocera <hadess hadess net>