[LUAU] Another Bylaw to Chew On

[Mike Ballon]

$1 a month won't "kill" anyone but there are several LUG's I've seen that
have sponsors, maybe that's another route?

----- Original Message -----
From: George Toft <LinuxAdvocate at iname.com>
To: <luau at luau.hi.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 5:37 AM
Subject: Re: [LUAU] Another Bylaw to Chew On


> Zachary P. Taylor wrote:
> >
> > I agree with most of it, except dues. It was started as a free group,
and
> > should always remain so.
>
> I think the time has come to consider dues.  For example,
> let us suppose we decide to have a presence at a show or
> convention (we were going to have one at the Networking Expo
> last December).  How are we going to decorate the booth?
> By using a banner, or sign.  These cost about $200.
>
> Let us further suppose the group decides - by a vote of
> 30 to 20 (work with me here) - to buy a sign.  $200 divided
> by 50 LUAU members is $4 each.  The 30 who wanted it pony
> up $4 each, but the 20 who did not want the sign say "I don't
> want the sign, so I'm not paying."  LUAU is not a taxing
> authority, so we can't make them pay.  So now we have $120
> for a $200 sign.
>
> This leads to two possible scenarios:
> 1) The 30 who want the sign pay $6.33 each and get the sign.
> This is not fair for the majority to pay for something that all
> benefit from.  It's like someone eating the pizza at the meetings
> that the majority paid for and not putting in their $6.00.
> 2) We make our own sign using a word processor and paper, and
> tape it together out of 8-1/2 by 11" printer paper.  This gives
> us a real professional image, and people are sure to take us
> seriously - NOT!!!
>
> If we have 50 members and collect $12 per year ($1/month) per
> member, that gives us $600 per year to work with.  We can get
> a sign, and buy anything else we may need to support promoting
> Linux.
>
> Linux started off in the "hacker" (old connotation) world, but
> is now becoming very commercial.  In the same vein, I think it's
> time for us to "commercialize" (or at least consider it).
>
> I realize adding money to the equation adds to the complexity
> by an order of 10, so we should revisit this issue after we
> re-organize - we have enough on our plate now.
> --
> George Toft    http://gtoft.dynip.com/LinuxAdvocate/
>
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