9:40 p.m.
Hello All,
Well, for those that didn't attend the meeting on the 7th Feb, you missed
a really good evening.
There were tales of alien invasion only to be thwarted by
incompatibilities in IP versions (you had to be there!) and various other
things!
Anyway, from the meeting we actually talking about some official business.
So:
1. What do you want from the lug? (meetings / events etc)
2. Lug BBQ, would anyone be up for that?
3. A Lug outing. After the success of the Bletchley Park visit, we were
thinking of other venues, so if you have any ideas shout up! (or email me)
4. Tech Meetings - Firstly a big thank you to Russ for the venue last
year, it helped a great deal. Sadly to the tale end of last year the
numbers started to dwindle. So what do YOU want to have tech meetings on
and the main thing is, are there people who would like to front them?
5. A guest speaker? A few names were batted around, but we decided that
finances may not stretch to air fairs (we were thinking more the beer and
burger offer at the pub, with the lug members having the burgers!), so if
you know anyone in the community that is a available to do talks let us
know (obviously money is very restricted).
6. The leadership of the lug. From the general consensus it appears that
I am still el capitán, but as for reasons I mentioned at the meeting my
time is going to get more limited, so what I am looking for are deputy's
who could take on some of the running of the lug (arranging meetings etc),
so who would be up for that?
7. At the moment it appears that "The Yard" is under construction, so if
there is anyone who goes past it on a daily / weekly basis can they let me
know if it re-opens. At present we will reconvene at our first social
meeting place at the "Picture House" which is just round the corner.
I think that is about everything.
If you reply to this, maybe chop out the bits you aren't replying to as
the mails could get very big quickly.
Dave
12:14 p.m.
Wow, so there was a lot discussed after I left by the sounds of it!
1. What do you want from the lug? (meetings / events etc)
For more people to become active in terms of meetings. There are a lot
more people on the list than at meetings!
2. Lug BBQ, would anyone be up for that?
That's a good idea. Are we talking at somebody's house? Or a venue? or what?
5. A guest speaker? A few names were batted around, but we decided that
finances may not stretch to air fairs (we were thinking more the beer and
burger offer at the pub, with the lug members having the burgers!), so if
you know anyone in the community that is a available to do talks let us
know (obviously money is very restricted).
Anyone in favour of a small donations system?
6. The leadership of the lug. From the general consensus it appears that
I am still el capitán, but as for reasons I mentioned at the meeting my
time is going to get more limited, so what I am looking for are deputy's
who could take on some of the running of the lug (arranging meetings etc),
so who would be up for that?
I'm unsure whether I was officially nominated or not? I certainly
don't mind helping out though.
7. At the moment it appears that "The Yard" is under construction, so if
there is anyone who goes past it on a daily / weekly basis can they let me
know if it re-opens. At present we will reconvene at our first social
meeting place at the "Picture House" which is just round the corner.
I walk past a couple of times a week on my way home from work when I
want a change of scenery from my usual route, so I'll let you know
when the music and lights are back on.
Generally though I thought that it was a good meeting, quite a few
laughs etc. I'm going to have a think about possible technical meeting
topics and get back to you :)
Adam
1:11 p.m.
1. What do you want from the lug? (meetings / events etc)
More active in the local community - showcasing open source
2. Lug BBQ, would anyone be up for that?
Yup
4. Tech Meetings - ... So what do YOU want to have tech meetings on?
Home SAN
Also... funds. How about raising funds for LUG use (lotto grant?). Might be
that we registrer as a charity.
Chris.
1:17 p.m.
On 11 February 2011 13:11, Chris Snow <cr.snow(a)gmail.com> wrote:
1. What do you want from the lug? (meetings / events etc)
More active in the local community - showcasing open source
2. Lug BBQ, would anyone be up for that?
Yup
4. Tech Meetings - ... So what do YOU want to have tech meetings on?
Home SAN
Also... funds. How about raising funds for LUG use (lotto grant?). Might be
that we registrer as a charity.
I would like to see some events, my company in Stone deals with Linux
a lot, it would be really cool to see something happening, I can/ will
help as much as possible.
As for a fund, that would be a really good idea, if we have a pot
somewhere we can dip into should we want to do an event it means it's
a little easier to organise.
--
Regards, Kris Douglas.
T. 0845 004 2066 | M. 07728574285
2:15 p.m.
Ah, I didn't think I would have much to input on this thread mainly
because I'm not able to attend meetings. Various health reasons.....
But, funding :-) here I can give advice. Most of you will know I run
'Freeworld-Recycling' which is similar to the bad old US model
Freecycle apart from the fact that none of us get any monetary
recompense out of it; we don't get paid it's 100% voluntary. Well, it
just so happens that I've recently gone into seeking funding together
with my colleagues. These are the criteria:
The LUG would need a constitution. This is easy enough to write and
there are templates available.
A LUG bank account would need to be set up. We have one with UNITY
Trust because they deal with charities and none profit organisations
and most importantly do not levy any charges for standard banking
issues, i.e. running a current account. This would need at least two
people to sign any payments.
All meetings would need to be minuted and records kept. These may or
may not be required to be produced by those offering grants.
The LUG would need to form a proper voted in committee and hold an AGM.
Now, that lot sounds a bit daunting but honestly, it's not. I've set
up all of the above practically single handed so believe me, anybody
can do it.
As for grants. We've just had one for a little under £1,000 for new
IT equipment. We are a totally online organisation so a good working
PC is an absolutely essential piece of equipment for us. Any grants
that are applied for may well need a supporting letter detailing what
the grant would be for and when the money is needed. Some grantees do
place specific restrictions on what they will allocate funding for but
thankfully there are a lot of people out there throwing money at none
profit organisations :-)
If anybody wants to know more just ask and I'll answer as best I can.
--
==============================================
Kevan
Linux user #373362
Staffordshire
**********************************************
www.freeworld-recycling.org
'From me to you towards a sustainable future.'
**********************************************
2:26 p.m.
Will be interesting to see how much appetite there is for a more formal LUG
to facilitate fund raising for more ambitious activities.
Having chaired a charity before now, my experience is that without three or
four very committed individuals (Chair, Sec & Treasurer) + a few more
committee members you can come unstuck. I'd prefer to be a branch of some
umbrella organisation of possible for legal services, advice, backup etc. I
don't know if there is one - I've not researched it.
Chris.
3:31 p.m.
On 11 February 2011 14:26, Chris Snow <cr.snow(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Will be interesting to see how much appetite there is for a more
formal LUG
to facilitate fund raising for more ambitious activities.
Having chaired a charity before now, my experience is that without three or
four very committed individuals (Chair, Sec & Treasurer) + a few more
committee members you can come unstuck. I'd prefer to be a branch of some
umbrella organisation of possible for legal services, advice, backup etc. I
don't know if there is one - I've not researched it.
Chris.
South Staffordshire Community Voluntary Action have been a godsend for
us. They went through all of our paperwork and simply demystified it
all. They offer legal advice (proper not hearsay as these are a
professional organisation) and can help with form filling. There are
equivalent organisations up and down the country including one for the
Cannock Chase area so there will be something for North Staffordshire
too.
--
==============================================
Kevan
Linux user #373362
Staffordshire
**********************************************
www.freeworld-recycling.org
'From me to you towards a sustainable future.'
**********************************************
9:46 a.m.
Hmm, I can see the point of having some sort of pot for the lug, but I'm
always very nervous when it comes to monies, and as Chris mentioned we
will need a more structured system.
- Will be interesting to see how much appetite there is for a more formal
- LUG
- to facilitate fund raising for more ambitious activities.
-
- Having chaired a charity before now, my experience is that without three
- or
- four very committed individuals (Chair, Sec & Treasurer) + a few more
- committee members you can come unstuck. I'd prefer to be a branch of some
- umbrella organisation of possible for legal services, advice, backup etc.
- I
- don't know if there is one - I've not researched it.
-
- Chris.
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2:34 p.m.
On 11 February 2011 14:26, Chris Snow <cr.snow(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Maybe we need a new e-mail thread here!
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To be honest, you can't really fault the title of this thread, it is
nice and simple.
As for the organisational requirements of being a charity, I don't
think it is too much of a challenge for something like that to work. I
suppose it's as easy as we all make it.
--
Regards, Kris Douglas.
T. 0845 004 2066 | M. 07728574285
10:35 p.m.
Uhm.. a recycling organisation needing it equipment? Maybe this
could've been a point for the lug to help with donating kit rather
than spending grant money on IT equipment? :-)
On 11 February 2011 14:15, Kevanf1 <kevanf1(a)gmail.com> wrote:
As for grants. We've just had one for a little under £1,000 for
new
IT equipment. We are a totally online organisation so a good working
PC is an absolutely essential piece of equipment for us.
**********************************************
www.freeworld-recycling.org
12:56 a.m.
On 11 February 2011 22:35, Matthew <m(a)z.je> wrote:
Uhm.. a recycling organisation needing it equipment? Maybe this
could've been a point for the lug to help with donating kit rather
than spending grant money on IT equipment? :-)
Yes it does sound a bit odd and a bit off even.. Our problem was (and
still is for some of the owners) the fact that 2nd hand PCs are not
always the most reliable. We have to have complete (well as near
as...) reliability. We have to be able to log on and go not have to
worry whether the PC we are using is going to actually start, break
down half way through a moderating session or simply freeze up on us.
We felt that a laptop Pc was the way to go as it would at least be
portable if another owner/moderator was in the need of an emergency
loan for the previous reasons. Try getting hold a decent 2nd hand
laptop.... for free!!!! It can be done but we were competing with
over 2,500 other members when they were offered. We do not get any
special privileges when anything is offered that is something I have
always been ultra strict about from day one. We have to request
exactly the same as the very newest member.
Anyway, if we didn't get the grants it would only go to some snotty
nosed schoolboy football team :-)))))
--
==============================================
Kevan
Linux user #373362
Staffordshire
**********************************************
www.freeworld-recycling.org
'From me to you towards a sustainable future.'
**********************************************
10:12 a.m.
I was thinking the BBQ should be on Cannock Chase or some other country
park. Any suggestions?
On 8 February 2011 21:40, Dave R <dave(a)staffslug.org.uk> wrote:
Hello All,
Well, for those that didn't attend the meeting on the 7th Feb, you missed
a really good evening.
There were tales of alien invasion only to be thwarted by
incompatibilities in IP versions (you had to be there!) and various other
things!
Anyway, from the meeting we actually talking about some official business.
So:
1. What do you want from the lug? (meetings / events etc)
2. Lug BBQ, would anyone be up for that?
3. A Lug outing. After the success of the Bletchley Park visit, we were
thinking of other venues, so if you have any ideas shout up! (or email me)
4. Tech Meetings - Firstly a big thank you to Russ for the venue last
year, it helped a great deal. Sadly to the tale end of last year the
numbers started to dwindle. So what do YOU want to have tech meetings on
and the main thing is, are there people who would like to front them?
5. A guest speaker? A few names were batted around, but we decided that
finances may not stretch to air fairs (we were thinking more the beer and
burger offer at the pub, with the lug members having the burgers!), so if
you know anyone in the community that is a available to do talks let us
know (obviously money is very restricted).
6. The leadership of the lug. From the general consensus it appears that
I am still el capitán, but as for reasons I mentioned at the meeting my
time is going to get more limited, so what I am looking for are deputy's
who could take on some of the running of the lug (arranging meetings etc),
so who would be up for that?
7. At the moment it appears that "The Yard" is under construction, so if
there is anyone who goes past it on a daily / weekly basis can they let me
know if it re-opens. At present we will reconvene at our first social
meeting place at the "Picture House" which is just round the corner.
I think that is about everything.
If you reply to this, maybe chop out the bits you aren't replying to as
the mails could get very big quickly.
Dave
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11:04 a.m.
On 16 February 2011 10:12, Jonathan Marriott <jon(a)kiwiuk.net> wrote:
I was thinking the BBQ should be on Cannock Chase or some other
country
park. Any suggestions?
Milford is about the nearest centrally for everybody. check with the
Forestry Commission though to make sure they are allowed. In some
areas they have a blanket ban.
--
==============================================
Kevan
Linux user #373362
Staffordshire
**********************************************
www.freeworld-recycling.org
'From me to you towards a sustainable future.'
**********************************************
11:12 a.m.
Milford is about the nearest centrally for everybody. check with
the
Forestry Commission though to make sure they are allowed. In some
areas they have a blanket ban.
I drive that way daily so I'll have a looksie, I think the area you
mean should be fine though.
A
--
Andrew Edwards
Ch Ch Chuckle Vision.
10:21 p.m.
On 16 February 2011 20:11, Chris Snow <cr.snow(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Balls to the Forestry Commission, I'll be taking my blanket
For some weird reason the first thought that came into my head was
American Indians and smoke signals... :-) could be the Glenlivet I
suppose..
--
==============================================
Kevan
Linux user #373362
Staffordshire
**********************************************
www.freeworld-recycling.org
'From me to you towards a sustainable future.'
**********************************************
7:44 a.m.
Que?
On 16 February 2011 20:11, Chris Snow <cr.snow(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Balls to the Forestry Commission, I'll be taking my blanket.
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6:52 p.m.
Defying the "blanket ban" Jon.
The sound you hear now is Jon slapping his forehead.
On 17/02/11 07:44, Jonathan Marriott wrote:
Que?
On 16 February 2011 20:11, Chris Snow<cr.snow(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Balls to the Forestry Commission, I'll be taking my blanket.
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