RE: [Sheflug] Re: Organisation of Sheflug

["Dawson, Alan" <DawsonA [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Duncan Entwisle wrote:

> Why are people asking the Sheflug list why slug-bug forked
> off of this
> group (given that's what they say on their website) - surely, like in
> software, its the people who fork who should specify their
> reasons for
> forking?
> 

AFAIK the slugbug list forked because a number of Sheflug users were 
unilaterally kicked from this Sheflug list after a really trivial 
exchange over the use of irc.

Unfortunatley the archives for the sheflug are damaged so I can't point 
to exact emails.

http://www.meiring.org.uk/sheflug/mailarchive/2003/07/mail2.html
and
http://www.meiring.org.uk/sheflug/mailarchive/2003/07/mail3.html

The SlugBug archives are available for that time.. 
and the initial posts may give some idea for the feel of that group 
and why they felt the need to fork.

http://www.email-lists.org/pipermail/slugbug/2003-July/thread.html


> I joined this list around the time of RMS' visit to Sheffield
> (precisely because of that visit), and I'd just like to thank
> those who
> steward this group for bringing that visit to my attention. (I may be
> wrong, but I believe sheflug helped arrange that visit, they certainly
> brought it to my attention).

Yes .. I find this list useful, the IEE and others do a great job in 
FLOSS advocacy and support.

Which is precisely why the points raised in the mail that started 
this thread need to be addressed, and haven't yet.

Chris J wrote:

> 1. Are people being censored. If so why?

> 2. Who actually moderates this list. If there is only one list
> administrator, why?  

> 3. If there are decisions or other topics of conversation that affect
> the LUG happening at meetings, I request that these are formally
> minuted and passed on to the rest of the list. 

Its a pity that this seems to be about individuals, when its really 
about process. 

IMHO Having an open and accountable body that accurately represents 
the community, is important for the FLOSS, Sheffield, and all that 
entails ( like my job, career development, my next job, etc etc .. )

-- 
Alan Dawson
ICT Services
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