Melissa Draper wrote: > On Mon, 2010-03-08 at 11:25 +1100, Andrew Swinn wrote: > >> Just a quick 2 cents worth on the whole committee thing. >> >> I would agree that having an overall president plus a representive from >> each state would be the way to go. >> > > Linux Australia has gone through this discussion regularly over the > years. The conclusion has always been that it's not feasible. Why? > > Because you have to find, for each state (and territory), someone > actually capable and willing to do the role. In a country like > Australia, that means finding someone from NSW, Vic, QLD, WA, SA, Tas, > ACT. > > ... >> So firstly I think we should organise the first thing, getting a >> president/leader/whatever put in place plus state reps, then letting >> those elected/appointed people work on organising the rest. >> >> One of the big issues with community groups is getting caught up in the >> politics of it all. Those age old requirements for >> president/treasurer/minutes/commitees out the wazoo all scare new people >> away. People are extroadinarily time limited today so keeping it short >> and simple is what should be focused on. >> > > Once you have a committee you /are/ caught up in the politics. A > committee is political no matter which way you spin it and offices do > have requirements.
I have to agree with Melissa on this one. The position(s) need(s) to be given to the person(s) actually able to do the job. Perhaps if people are looking for a contact person for each state, we need to have an out-of-band/unofficial/less-official role which is more along the lines of what people are looking for with the election-style deal. I personally couldn't be bothered jumping through the hoops (not to mention what seems to me to be a ridiculous amount of self-promotion) required to be on the LoCo leadership - i have enough to do between switching between two jobs and keeping a number of different clients above water. However, i would be happy to be a contact for people to talk to about Ubuntu, and i would be happy to organise meetups like we've had recently here in Brisbane. Paul
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