Arizona Open Source Consortium (AZOSC)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Cluff [mailto:brian@snaptek.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 12:38 PM
> To: npo@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us; 
> plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: [NPO]NPO
> 
> 
> Open Source Knowledge Repository (OSKR) (Like oscar :)
> Open Source Awareness Group (OSAG)
> Complete Open Source Awarness Connections (COSAC)
> 
> This would be my choice.
> Arizona Program Exchange and Software Help for  Information 
> Techknowledgies
> (APE-SHIT)
> 
> Open Source Information (OSI) like from the bionic man :)
> Arizona Open Source Information Solutions(AOSIS)
> 
> Better Software Bureau(BSB)
> 
> More Software Solutions Users Can Keep (MS-SUCK)
> 
> I'll probably come up with more later :)
> 
> Brian Cluff
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim" <farli@qwest.net>
> To: <npo@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>; 
> <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 11:10 AM
> Subject: [NPO]NPO
> 
> 
> > I just talked with David Colby, the accountant Bob Ambrose 
> put us in touch
> > with.  He said that we need very little to get the NPO 
> started.  We need:
> >
> > a name for the umbrella organization
> > a list of officers for the new organization
> > a mission statement
> >
> > Some suggestions for a name:
> >
> > Arizona Open Software Information Exchange (AOSIX)
> > Open Source Software of Arizona (OSAZ)
> >
> > Any others to throw into the name pool?
> >
> > Anyone want to be officers?
> >
> > Another suggestion:
> >
> > Mission Statement
> >
> >
> > ____________ is a non-profit group of volunteers from the 
> Arizona software
> > community dedicated to promoting the awareness, acceptance, 
> and use of
> > Open Source software in the state of Arizona.  ____________ 
> sponsors and
> > participates in events to expand the use of Open Source 
> software.  We
> > believe that software users, both individuals and 
> organizations, have the
> > right to own, use, and modify, if necessary, any software 
> that they find
> > necessary to meet their own individual needs.
> >
> > __________ receives its direction from a voluntary Board of 
> Directors,
> > which includes a President, Vice-president, and Treasurer.  
> None of the
> > members receive monitary compensation for their efforts.
> >
> > 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------
> -
> >
> > The first sentence identifies the purpose of the organization.
> >
> > The second sentence states the identifies the types of 
> activities that the
> > organization uses to accomplish the purposes.  It covers 
> any event that
> the
> > organization hosts, like the proposed conference and exposition, and
> > participation in existing events like ITEC.
> >
> > The third sentence states the open source values that 
> inherently guide the
> > organiszation.
> >
> > The second paragraph, while optional, does clarify the 
> minimal structure
> of
> > the organization and emphasizes the voluntary nature of it. 
>  It states a
> > minimum number of Board members, but does not restrict the 
> size of the
> > Board.
> > --
> > Jim
> >
> > Bliss comes from within, ignorance from without
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