[UK-TUG] Discussion of motion HV1

[David Saunders]

I agree with Howard that there is room for what he calls a "historic" 
software fan club. It might even be called the "UK TeX Fan Club"! (Or it 
could be called something else, if that were felt to be too frivolous.)

Where I disagree with Howard is in the belief that UK-TUG should morph 
into the new club. That would take forever. (It's taken us three years 
to get to this stage.)

In fact there's no reason why the new club couldn't be started straight 
away. Members of UK-TUG could be invited, now, to declare an interest in 
becoming a member of the new club.

David



On 29/10/2021 16:13, Howard Vie wrote:
> Dear UK-TUG Members,
>
> I an an amateur user of TeX and after the last surprisingly fractious 
> in-person AGM I realised that there was a difference between a 
> professional software user group and a "historic" software fan club.
>
> Is there room for something more like the latter?
>
> The current arrangements don't seem to be working, The assets of UKTUG 
> are "burning a hole in their pocket" as my grandmother would have 
> said. There are acrimonious clashes over why the money is not being 
> spent or what action should be taken.
>
> If this motion is approved I would help the committee to create a new 
> constitution which restricts the aims of the group to something more 
> realistic.
> Something more akin to "maintanance mode", perhaps a yearly meet up, 
> the website, archive
> and disc distribution.
>
> It seems a pity to disband altogether.
>
> Howard Vie
>
>> On 29/10/2021 12:19 Joseph Wright <joseph.wright at morningstar2.co.uk 
>> <mailto:joseph.wright at morningstar2.co.uk>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> *Motion HV1*
>>
>> That UK-TUG continue to function, with the proviso that
>>
>> (a) the Committee draft an updated Constitution to better reflect 
>> outcomes
>> achievable by the group, and arranges for the members to consider this
>> update as required by the current Constitution;
>>
>> (b) the Committee reduce asset holdings in line with part (a), donating
>> dormant resources to TUG and DANTE
>>
>> ---
>>
>> I invite Howard Vie to make a statement in support of his motion, and
>> then other members to discuss it.
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