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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I think this proposal is unreasonable, and probably unachievable, given the Committee’s reluctance to continue serving and the absence of volunteers to take over from them. If UK TUG is to continue it needs a new committee first and it should be for them to draft the sort of constitution that would be a) workable, b) appropriate to the more limited aims now envisaged and c) acceptable to a majority of the membership. On the whole, therefore, I think it better if the group is dissolved first and that those interested in resurrecting it make themselves known to each other in the SGM or via the Facebook group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Richard H Gould<span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> uktug-announce <uktug-announce-bounces+rhgould=rhgould.uk@tug.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jonathan Fine<br><b>Sent:</b> 24 October 2021 14:44<br><b>To:</b> UK-TUG Announce <uktug-announce@tug.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [UK-TUG] Howard's motion: Distribute funds AND Continue UK-TUG<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I fully support Howard Vie's motion. Some wish for our dormant funds to be applied to promote and develop TeX. Some wish that UK TUG continues. Howard's motion shows that these two wholesome wishes are consistent. This solves many problems.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Here is the text of Howard's motion:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>===<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>That UK-TUG continue to function, with the proviso that<br>(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;<br>(b) the Committee reduce asset holdings in line with part (a), donating dormant resources to TUG and DANTE<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>===<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I will be voting for this motion. If you also support this motion, please say so on this list. Passing this motion will give both sides something to celebrate!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Happy TeXing<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>