When: 7pm Thursday April 6th 2023
Where: https://meet.jit.si/oclug_2023-04-06
Check the mailing list for individuals hosting in-person clusters.
Request for volunteers to give talks, short or long, for future meetings
- If you have a Linux related presentation or demo you'd be comfortable
sharing with the group, or a discussion topic you wish to introduce,
then please let us know.
We have a couple of talks, and a proposed change that needs airing and
discussing...
_*Topics*_
1) Discussion of the boards proposal to dissolve the OCLUG corporation
(not the club, just the not-for-profit corporation the board believes
has outlived is benefit)
2) talk from Katie McMillan: "The Princess and the Wacom One"
3) talk from John Nash: "M1 Macintosh and floating point"
_*Proposal to dissolve corporation*_
Linux-Ottawa members are asked to vote as per instructions below on the
dissolution of the Ontario not-for-profit corporation "Ottawa Carleton
Linux Users Group" Ontario Corporation number 1476767.
In that we have not organized events requiring the structure and
resources of a corporation for some years, the motivations for having a
corporation no longer apply.
This vote does NOT imply that Linux-Ottawa will not continue. We intend,
with member support, to continue the electronic mailing list and regular
virtual and hybrid meetings. However, we have not had anyone step
forward willing to take on Board responsibilities, and the current Board
is not in a position to carry out the legally required administrative
operations. A requirement of dissolution is to transfer resources to an
organization with similar goals. The National Capital Freenet has
indicated their willingness to accept a donation. Moreover, they use and
promote open-source software and have suggested that they would use some
of the monies to increase such activity. Note that we could assist in
such work, as some of us are already NCF members and supporters.
Assuming the vote is positive, an agent will be engaged to handle the
technical details. One such agency has indicated willingness, with a fee
under $400.
Note that there is no Plan B unless some members step up with a viable
plan that can get majority member approval in a recorded vote.
The motion is as follows:
We, the members of the "Ottawa Carleton Linux Users Group" Ontario
Corporation number 1476767 are in favour of dissolution of that
corporation and transfer of residual money to the National Capital Freenet.
Procedure:
All members who have responded to the request to provide their legal
name before March 27, 2023, are eligible to vote. A ballot will be sent
by email from secretary [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org to each such person on or
before April 6. Voting will close at 11:59pm on April 6th EDT. You may
vote before the April 6th meeting, or wait for the discussions at that
meeting.