[Ubuntu-be] What about the boring legal issue.

[Serge van Ginderachter]

On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 22:41 +0100, Mark Van den Borre wrote:
> Some thoughts:
> * A formal non-profit ("vzw", "asbl") means paperwork. Less time for
> actual work. You need good reasons to justify that...
> * How can we fill out formal positions if we hardly know eachother? 
> * If for whatever initiative we need a vzw/asbl as a formal
> requirement, I'm sure we'll find a friendly organisation that will
> want to help us. There are enough lugs and related orgs with vzw/asbl
> status around...

I sustain this. Start with baby steps and avoid the overhead.
Focus on the primary targets first, and look how to fulfill them. Don't
overthink it.

> I'm curious about what reason(s) you see to set up of a formal
> vzw/asbl?

I see none. Maybe later if ubuntu-be gets big. Maybe.

Let me quote Ploum on his initial thoughts on the goals of Ubuntu-be,
just for the sake of focus:

> The goals of Ubuntu-be are :
> 
> - Spreading Ubuntu love accross the country
> - Manage Ubuntu public relations and press relations in Belgium
> - Represent officialy Ubuntu in Belgium
> - Help people to find the best ressources related to Ubuntu, in real
> life (list of Ubuntu friendly companies, ... ) or on the web (redirect
> to ubuntu-fr, ubuntu-nl, ubuntu-de)

Looks like focus on marketing & PR to me. Just had a look on Ploum's
presentation - which I missed - and got that confirmed.

-- 
Serge van Ginderachter
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