🚀 go-pugleaf

The first posting of this proposal was just in Ontario.

As promised in the first posting, here is the feedback so far on our proposal
for a co-operative membership owning a private Internet node:  4 by Internet
and 4 by phone for a total of 8 prospective founding members.  We need at least
50 members to even think about setting up an organizational meeting.

There is more information on this proposal available to those who request it:
   faq.3    -  Freqently Asked Questions about Internet Co-op #1
   bylaws.2 -  Proposed By-Laws to be discussed at first meeting
   co-op.4  -  Copy of Proposal posted on Internet and BBS's (attached)

Please watch "can.infohighway" for further announcements on Internet Co-op #1

*******************************************************************************
*                                                                             *
* PROPOSAL FOR NEW KIND OF ACCESS TO INTERNET IN 416/905 AREA (METRO TORONTO) *
* FORMING A GROUP OF PRIVATE CITIZENS IN A CO-OPERATIVE INTERNET VENTURE      *
*                                                                             *
*******************************************************************************

WHO:   Anyone who wants potentially limitless access to the Internet and is
       fed up with paying too much for too little service.

WHAT:  A cost effective *PRIVATE* non-profit collective to own the hardware
       (say 64+MB RAM, 2+GB Storage) and the software to tap into the Internet.
       Membership to be limited to the first 1500 founding members.

WHERE: Location in Toronto to be determined based on minimizing total cost,
       primarily operating costs such as high speed communications.

WHEN:  Up and running by the end of the year 1994.  First meeting in July?

WHY:   Frustrations with incomplete USENet access; existing systems loaded
       to point of futility; new systems like Freenets with no personal
       resources available; lack of privacy from superuser(s), lost mail, ...
       Busy signals? How does a telephone line for every 15 members sound?
       Overbilled? Preliminary costing shows $10/month instead of $10/hr.

HOW:   A meeting will be set up when the response tally reaches 200 e-mail
       replies from individuals ready to put a maximum of C$300 into the
       collective fund ... more members = less expenses.  Monthly operating
       expenses should not exceed $10/month.  Meeting site probably to be
       located at a central site like U of T.

MAIL:  peo@ecf.utoronto.ca  (Professional Engineers of Ontario)
       Art Stretton         (PEO Internet Consultant)
       Rocco Racioppo       (PEO Chapter Liaison)
       Provide name, address, phones, & if you want a draft of the bylaws,
       or of the tentative budget, or the latest FAQ file.

FOLLOWUP:  The tally on responses will be posted weekly in can.infohighway..
           Depending on the number of responses and amount of mail received,
           a timely response to individual queries cannot be guaranteed, but,
           all official responses will be sent feedback they are received.

NOTE:  Please feel free to spread the word to neophytes not currently
       on the Internet, particularly Professional Engineers.  Training on
       using the Internet and how to find files will be available.

DISCLAIMER: This proposal is the sole responsibility of the authors
            Rocco Racioppo, P.Eng. and Art Stretton, Ph.D.  The PEO
            has not yet provided its official endorsement of this concept.

-- 
Rocco Racioppo, P.Eng. 
PEO - Professional Engineers Ontario
1155 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M4T 2Y5
Tel. 416 961 1288 ext 369 - Fax 416 961 1499