Leadership Options

[Michael]

On Apr 13, 3:35 pm, Andre Mangan <andreman... at gmail.com> wrote:
> To retain the current structure to me means that Ubuntu-AU keeps on
> floundering in the doldrums in Australia.

Yep

> There is no progress in any direction, no structure and no leadership.
> There is a 'Main Team Contact' who has been unresponsive.  Who can one
> contact other than a known fellow Ubuntu user or the ubuntu-au list in
> general?

I have pretty much reverted back to the Ubuntu forums. I communicate
with people via it and get answers to my general questions. For more
specific AU questions I simply don't bother anymore.

> From time to time I read on the mailing list of someone offering an idea on
> how to promote Ubuntu.  Their boundless energy is very much apparent.  What
> happens to this talent when there is no contactable figure or two to help
> channel it.  With a structured Ubuntu-AU there would be someone to respond,
> to nourish and to foster.

There are really nice people here but alas very few have the answers
to my questions as it seems very few know the answers.

> Many Ubuntu users have no contact whatsoever with the ubuntu-au list nor are
> they 'registered' on the Ubuntu-AU web page.  The response to any
> encouragement to join the list or declare their presence is met with: Why?
> and What for?  I have no answer for them because there is none that makes
> any sense.

True

> I would vote for 'Structure' and a group of 'Elders' ( for those that
> dislike authoritative titles ).

A very well thought out and considered posting Andre, I to would vote
for some structure. I don't think we need an "authority" figure
because we are all mature people but I do believe there needs to be a
transparent structure so that we all know where to go when we need to
know or do something.