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In <1992Mar14.041356.3062@cs.uow.edu.au> pdg@cs.uow.edu.au (Peter Gray) writes:

>abcc@DIALix.oz.au (Adrian Booth Computing Consultants) writes:


>>I for one hope that we can wrest control of AUUG back from the marketing
>>types who dominate it now and give it back to the technical members.

>I have been thinking about this for some time and reached the
>conclusion we need 2 organisations. How many people out there
>would support the formation of a small orgaisation for members
>interested in UNIX (not open systems) and more specifically
>technical aspects of UNIX or perhaps technical aspects of computing
>in general. I wonder how many members we would need to make
>such an orgaisation viable?? I guess at least 100, probably more.
Less probably, for a start. The W.A. Unix Group has been very successful with
upto 100 members even though our meeting attendances are around 20-30 per month.
We started much smaller.

>Maybe we should call it "Australian Technical Computing Group".
>Or should UNIX be in the title??
Probably, otherwise you might get taken over by a 'Pick' user group :-)

>If enough people are interested then lets do it. Otherwise,
>lets stop bitching about AUUG since its really just trying to
>represent the majority of its members.
A lot of peole have been trying to avoid a split like this since the inception
of AUUG. Perhaps we do need two groups a la Uniforum/Usenix however as a
founding member of AUUG Inc, and an AUUG member from the 'good old days' before
incorporation, I don't really feel like giving up AUUG and all the hard work 
that we have put into it over the years. AUUG used to be the technical Unix
group in Australia. If there is to be a split, I'd rather see the 'open systems'
start a new group.

If you are unhappy about AUUG, it's current direction, it's management etc. 
then I suggest you do as I did. Stand for election to the committee. 

I stood for election on a platform of trying to develop a structure within 
AUUG to support local chapter activities, summer conferences and the like. 
This is one way I see AUUG catering for the technical members and those who 
prefer the atmosphere of the more technical conferences of the past.  I hope 
to continue this work.

If you don't like the high profile, the vendor presence at conferences, 
the shift in emphasis to 'open systems' or whatever, then stand for
election to the committee on a platform of reform (or whatever). If the 
membership agree with your policies, you will get elected to the comittee
where you can do something about it. If they don't then either they prefer
things the way they are, or they're too apathetic to care. Perhas either way,
the only thing to do is start a new group. But don't throw AUUG away without 
trying.

A small hint though, if you nominate, include a statement of what you hope
to achieve.  To my knowledge every nominee who did this got elected.

Glenn Huxtable
AUUG Committee Member


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Email  - glenn@cs.uwa.oz.au	  ,-_|\ 			 glenn huxtable
phone  - +61 9 380 2878 	 /     \ 	       dept of computer science
fax    - +61 9 380 1089   	 *_,-._/	university of western australia
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