[Fsfe-uk] Re: GNU/Linux, Linux Divide

[John Seago]

On Sunday 31 Mar 2002 12:57 pm, you wrote:
>
> I didn't think the intended readership were those who had installed
> Linux and might join AFFS.  Sorry.  In that case, I quite agree,
> pushing the virtues of why it must always be called GNU/Linux is all
> important.
>
>
> Ralph.

The above raises an issue which I had intended to raise myself, (but I 
forgot), (see comments on pain-drugs below).

The Work/to be done list seems to increase everytime Mark/MJ posts it. 
I have had over twenty years experience of serving on both Trade Union 
and voluntary membership organisations at National level, it has been 
my experience that the active membership, i.e. those members who are 
prepared to be activists, rarely exceeds  around 2.5% of the total 
membership. Those who are willingly throwing themselves into the 
setting up process and starting to work through the `to be done list', 
may find themselves with little opportunity to hand over to others once 
the AFFS has opened it's membership to the public. I only point this 
out as the willing few must realise that they need to limit themselves 
to the possible and not over-stretch themselves. 

I have started to work my way through the Standing Orders, What exactly 
is expected other than the removal of conflicts? This should not 
prevent others from tackling this matter as it only takes a small 
pain-drug-acupuncture-imbalance to put back any timetable I am working 
to.

John