Governance Structure Proposal for Ubuntu-AU

[Paul Gear]

Melissa Draper wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-03-08 at 11:25 +1100, Andrew Swinn wrote:
>   
>> Just a quick 2 cents worth on the whole committee thing.
>>
>> I would agree that having an overall president plus a representive from 
>> each state would be the way to go.
>>     
>
> Linux Australia has gone through this discussion regularly over the
> years. The conclusion has always been that it's not feasible. Why? 
>
> Because you have to find, for each state (and territory), someone
> actually capable and willing to do the role. In a country like
> Australia, that means finding someone from NSW, Vic, QLD, WA, SA, Tas,
> ACT.
>
> ...
>> So firstly I think we should organise the first thing, getting a 
>> president/leader/whatever put in place plus state reps, then letting 
>> those elected/appointed people work on organising the rest.
>>
>> One of the big issues with community groups is getting caught up in the 
>> politics of it all. Those age old requirements for 
>> president/treasurer/minutes/commitees out the wazoo all scare new people 
>> away. People are extroadinarily time limited today so keeping it short 
>> and simple is what should be focused on.
>>     
>
> Once you have a committee you /are/ caught up in the politics. A
> committee is political no matter which way you spin it and offices do
> have requirements.

I have to agree with Melissa on this one.  The position(s) need(s) to be
given to the person(s) actually able to do the job.  Perhaps if people
are looking for a contact person for each state, we need to have an
out-of-band/unofficial/less-official role which is more along the lines
of what people are looking for with the election-style deal.

I personally couldn't be bothered jumping through the hoops (not to
mention what seems to me to be a ridiculous amount of self-promotion)
required to be on the LoCo leadership - i have enough to do between
switching between two jobs and keeping a number of different clients
above water.  However, i would be happy to be a contact for people to
talk to about Ubuntu, and i would be happy to organise meetups like
we've had recently here in Brisbane.

Paul

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