On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 11:25:22AM -0600, Chuck Cole wrote: > Real Time has dropped any visible connection with TCLUG activities as of > several years ago, but probably still hosts this list. I think it was a > liability concern. Since TCLUG can't take responsibility or insure anything, > the organizing individuals and any seeming sponsors carry the liability if > anything happens. Do you have any real info on this, or is this just speculation? > TCLUG could be chartered to be or do what Jima mentioned, but isn't or > hasn't. The details can be a nuisance, but it's like growing up and having > to get a driver's license, insurance, and pay taxes or take the consequences > when they come. I think that it is time to put up or shut up. TCLUG runs more or less as an anarchy. People who have the time and interest step up and get things done. Meetings and installfests are organized. The web page is updated. In the past some people looked into formalizing TCLUG, and even though someone had cheap access accountants and/or lawyers (I forget which - check the archives for details), no one wanted to spend the time to get it done. If you think that it would be helpful to incorporate TCLUG as a non-profit, get together some like-minded people and do it. If you don't like meetings at the U, get involved with the group that is organizing the Saturday TIES meetings. Or if you like meetings at the U, get involved with helping out with those. I think that it would be great if you could keep two sets of meetings going. I am unlikely to go to any of the meetings, but I enjoy reading about them. I have been on this list for about 10 years (and I used to make it to meetings ocassionally), and I have learned a lot and had some fun. I would just like to thank everyone who has put work into keeping TCLUG going. So to Clay and Bob, Chewie and Carl, Jeremy and Eric, and all of the people I am leaving off: Thank you! Please, let's improve the complaining to helping ratio around here. -- Jim Crumley |Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List (TCLUG) Ruthless Debian Zealot |http://www.mn-linux.org/ Never laugh at live dragons |