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<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">Dear
Members, </font></font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">I
</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">am
pleased and relieved that UKTUG is being dissolved. Thank you
again
for having done the right thing. </font></font><font
face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">I
am also grateful that so many of you chose to participate and
vote at
the SGM. Dissolution is now uncontroversial. </font></font><font
face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">
</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">It’s
an emotional pull for me, and it may be for many of you. But the
right thing to do.</font></font><br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">There
is a lot of detail to cover in dissolution. I hope that members
will
help the committee manage the transition by restraining their
use of
UKTUG, and by arranging to use the alternative facilities
committee
has already put in place.</font></font><br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">The
committee will be working on dissolution. The constitution does
</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">not
</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">enable
</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">you
</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">t</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">o
steer that process. </font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">You
have </font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">already
</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">directed
that funds </font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">should
</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">go
to TUG and DANTE equally. </font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">That
is the extent of your formal input into the process. Thank you
for
doing that. It is a </font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">significant
</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">help.
</font></font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">Since
UKTUG is in dissolution, there will be no further meetings.
Specifically there wil</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">l</font></font><font
face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">
not be an AGM. You have already had report</font></font><font
face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">s</font></font><font
face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">
from </font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">o</font></font><font
face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">fficers.
</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">
</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">I’ll
take this opportunity to thank the others on the committee for
their
dedication and work on behalf of UKTUG. </font></font><font
face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">The
other business of an AGM would have been forward looking. </font></font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">Topics:</font></font><br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">Communications</font></font><br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">TeX-live
DVD’s</font></font><br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">UKTUG-announce</font></font><br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">-------</font></font><br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">Communications:</font></font><br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">These
are not fully worked out. During dissolution, </font></font><font
face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">the
address </font></font>
<br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">UKTUG-Committee
<<a href="mailto:uktug-committee@tug.org"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">uktug-committee@tug.org</a>></font></font><br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">will
continue for a while. The date of its closure isn’t known yet.
My
</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">alternative
</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">email
address of <a href="mailto:olivia@jjnr.uk"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">olivia@jjnr.uk</a> can be
used in </font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">dire
circumstances. </font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">I
cannot and do not want to deal with a high volume of mail. I </font></font><font
face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">d</font></font><font
face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">on’t
promise to respond at all. I’ll be the judge of what I deal
with. This sounds harsh, but it’s my email address, and I have
had a
bruising experience chairing the SGM. </font></font><font
face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">I’m
sure most of you </font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">are
</font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size:
10pt" size="2">sensible
and friendly. My friends </font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">in
UKTUG </font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">can,
of course, contact me as usual.</font></font><br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">I
propose </font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">for
now </font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">
that uktug-announce </font></font><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">continue
as it was before the SGM with some changes. </font></font><font
face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">The
changes are below under “UKTUG-Announce”</font></font><br>
<br>
<font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">UKTUG
announce will be used for service messages: which was its
original purpose. I’d like members to
know of the major milestones in dissolution. The end of
dissolution
and notice of the stopping of UKTUG-announce are two messages
that I
expect members to read with interest.</font></font><br>
<br>
Contacting members, organising meetings<br>
<br>
The membership list will have to be deleted as part of
dissolution. <br>
<br>
If on this list, you can agree where to congregate in future,
that looks like the best option. Some members won’t even post here.
So they will need persuading to use another forum. If you can’t
quickly agree where to go, I urge you to agree where the lengthier
discussions should take place as a priority. For instance there is:
<br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/665112611139250"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.facebook.com/groups/665112611139250</a>
UK TeX Users Forum abbvr. UKTUF<br>
<br>
I know numbers of you don’t like Facebook. But there, some of
you could discuss a more suitable forum. <br>
<br>
I expect Jonathan Fine will offer several of his fora to consider.
You will have to judge the options.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Getting DVD’s of TeXLive in future. <br>
<br>
There are about 30 members who had TeXLive on DVD this year. If
you want this low cost but nevertheless pay-for service, please
contact Keiran Harcombe <<a href="mailto:kjharcombe@hey.com"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">kjharcombe@hey.com</a>> As far as
I know it is not-for-profit. Just a kindness asking you to
cover costs. Kieran will explain I’m sure.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
UKTUG-announce<br>
<br>
It’s hoped to put out a service message giving the date of
closure of UKTUG announce. It will be switched off after the last
service message has gone out, announcing the imminent completion of
dissolution. For clarity, UKTUG-announce will be providing
announcements until dissolution is nearly finished. Do not expect
many service messages. It’s not going to be a blog.<br>
<br>
From Saturday uktug-announce will revert to the laxer rules it
has recently had outside of its use for meetings.<br>
<br>
The secretary and I hope that it will not be abused or dominated
or monopolised, but used cooperatively and fairly. Our hopes were
dashed at the SGM. The committee will not spend time moderating
UKTUG announce in detail.<br>
<br>
Each individual member will have to self-censor, and judge the
“feeling of the meeting” for themselves. <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
If members as a whole, or at least those using UKTUG announce can
restrain the rare members who do not behave properly, then no action
need be taken by the committee. If not, all will suffer when
technical measures are taken to prevent abuse. The measures will be
simple, quick to implement and will necessarily be broad brush.
There
is no attempt to offer any service. Or to be fair. Rather UKTUG
announce will be left switched on and available for members to post
only if no problems arise. Should they arise, it could be that all
ordinary members will be blocked from posting. UKTUG announce would
then revert to providing service messages only. <br>
<br>
There is a lot of detail to cover in dissolution. I hope that
members will help the committee manage the transition by restraining
their use of UKTUG, and by arranging to use the alternative
facilities committee has put in place.<br>
<br>
Jay Hammond<br>
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-- Email use <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:olivia@jjnr.uk">olivia@jjnr.uk</a>
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