Governance Structure Proposal for Ubuntu-AU

[AndrewG]

On Mar 8, 12:05 pm, Paul Gear <p... at libertysys.com.au> wrote:
> 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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I also agree that the right people need to be given the job(s), but
who decides what is given to whom currently!!!

Until the ubuntu-au membership comes up with an open transparent
structure nothing will change.

The status-quo will remain until this is achieved.

Andrew G.  (Brisbane)