[UK-TUG] Continuation of a TeX community in the UK (and subscribing to TUG via UK-TUG)

[Richard Gould]

Dear Joseph,

Thank you for your response but I still believe that the non-trivial nature of Constitutional issues is mainly the result of the Constitution itself being too detailed and rigid.  

That said, I think the benefits attendant on continuing with UK-TUG should include the following:

A facility to ask questions and explore TeX-related issues with fellow members.
Small grants to support TeX-related research and development.
Periodic meetings.
Annual issue of the TexLive DVD.
Discount on TUG membership.

If UK-TUG is to dissolve I would like to recommend that some of the money goes towards giving each member (registered at 01/01/2021, say) a copy of the fourth edition of the LaTeX Companion when it becomes available.

Richard Gould
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From: uktug-announce <uktug-announce-bounces+rhgould=rhgould.uk at tug.org> On Behalf Of Joseph Wright
Sent: 03 October 2021 23:37
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Subject: Re: [UK-TUG] Continuation of a TeX community in the UK (and subscribing to TUG via UK-TUG)

Hello Richard,

On 03/10/2021 16:29, Richard Gould wrote:
> I endorse Keiran’s comment below.  UK TUG should live on but with a greatly simplified constitution so that we aren’t continually being exposed to these public, and often rancorous, angels-on-pinheads debates that I believe discourage engagement by members and service on the committee.  Going forward TUG needs some simple and achievable aims that provide benefit to the membership and the wider TeX community, reflected in a constitution that encourages pragmatism within the committee.

Issues with the Constitution are non-trivial but I feel that members should concentrate on two more immediate questions

- What benefits are reasonable to expect from membership of/existence of
   UK-TUG, both to individuals and more widely
- To what extend do those require the structure as it now exists,
   in particular with a bank account and supporting committee
   infrastructure

Joseph Wright