Re: [OSCOM] bylaw and organisational changes

what if you pay money or provide some work? Both are good. It has to do 
with a sense of ownership
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Chalu Kim
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Brooklyn, New York

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On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:20:15 +0200 "Andrea Resmini" <vector-qiE7/[email protected]> wrote:
>Martin,
>
>>> I am more interested in requirements of becoming  a member. Can we 
impose 
>>> a very nominal fee and work requirement? 
>> 
>> i think that is a bad idea.
>
>-- snip on a number of excellent reasons not to impose fees or a 
>workload --
>
>While I can understand the reasons behind Chalu's ideas and see his 
>point, I feel they do not really fit our current situation. I agree with 
>Martin and generally think that the real problem, as Kit pointed out in 
>another message, might lie in the fact that members are actually quite 
>few. So, considering that we were looking for ways to revitalize OSCOM, 
>I'd ideally go for no barriers to membership.
>
>> on a related note, 
>> i'd like to see a representative from every free software content
>> managment project out there. these projects should be invited and be
>> members by default. (one vote per project)
>
>+1
>
>> this should encourage acceptance of oscom as an umbrella organization
>> for all free software content managment projects. it would help raise
>> awareness about oscom within those projects and put us in a much better
>> position with regards to establishing standards that are accepted by
>> all.
>
>+1
>
>I like it. This seems a very good idea for a much needed goal.
>
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>
>Andrea Resmini
>vector-qiE7/[email protected]