[plug] SLPWA and automatic PLUG membership

[skribe]

On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 17:10, Leon Brooks wrote:
> One of the items discussed at the newly formed SLPWA Committee meeting was
> the inclusion of PLUG membership in SLPWA membership. The point was made by
> several people that this will entail PLUG first agreeing to this and second
> being organised for this.

I'm not concerned one way or the other regarding this, but I do see a 
potential medium-to-long term problem that I believe should be discussed.  
Currently, the 'key' people in PLUG are the 'key' people in SLPWA and the 
ultimate aims seem to be pretty similar: world domination of linux and the 
deitification of Linus =).  The potential problem lies in when those aims 
diverge, or when PLUG and SLPWA come into conflict over an issue.  It is 
entirely possible that SLPWA could vote as a block if every SLPWA member is 
also a PLUG member.  This would essentially make PLUG a subsiduary of SLPWA.  
Do others see this as an acceptable risk?

skribe

PS: I'm not a current SLPWA member.
PPS: Is it pronounced 'slipwa'?
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