As Derek pointed out, this is similar to the debian team, and would
obviously not be used for restricting membership.  It's only for doing
proper voting.

A secondary, hidden agenda, is to get the use of encryption going
stronger in our group.  Digital signatures are a wonderful way of
verifying identity.  We should use them.

And of course, other methods other than coming to a meeting for
signature signing are doable.  ie: Mail a disk in/etc.

On Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 12:54:35PM -0500, Derek Neighbors wrote:
> Keith,
> 
> I think membership would only serve for voting.  So one could still
> partake in any activity of PLUG w/o being a memeber.
> 
> Also, Im sure at some point some registered memember would make it down to
> Tucson or vice versa and a key could get signed.
> 
> The debian team does this and they are far more widespread than a few
> hundred miles. :)
> 
> Though I could be wrong on the intention, I am only guessing.
> 
> Derek
> 
> On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Linux wrote:
> 
> > I live in Tucson and would not be able to attend a meeting and
> > therefore would not be able to get my gpg signature signed and if
> > I am understanding all this would not be able to be a member.
> > 
> > If I am understanding your proposal, membership will laps, not
> > increase.
> > 
> > Respectfully,
> > Keith
> > 
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > 
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 10:34:09 -0700
> > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> > Subject: The time has come...
> > From: jiva@devware.com (Jiva DeVoe)
> > Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> > 
> > I think the time has come for me to step down as chairman of
> > PLUG.  As
> > a final act, I would like to put into place a system of elections
> > for
> > the PLUG steering committee.
> > 
> > Here is what I would like to propose:
> > 
> > 1) That there be created the following offices:
> >    * Chairman
> >    * Vice-Chairman
> >    * Secretary
> >    * Treasurer
> > 
> > 2) That these offices be elected positions with a term of 1 year,
> > no
> > limit on consecutive terms.
> > 
> > 3) That a formalized "membership" be created.  No dues shall be
> > charged, to become a member you have to create a gpg signature
> > and
> > have it signed at a meeting.  These signatures will be entered
> > into a
> > database for use in 4 below. (This one is important to me. ;D)
> > 
> > 4) That the elections be performed online, through email, through
> > the
> > use of digitally signed votes using gpg.  (This one is important
> > to
> > me as well.)
> > 
> > 5) People who wish to serve in these positions may either be
> > nominated
> > by someone else or themselves.
> > 
> > Anyone have any thoughts on this?
> > 
> 
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