This is the short name for the EdLUG Mailing list.
A Subscriber is someone who contributes and receives e-mails from the List. They cannot call themselves Members of EdLUG because EdLUG has no formal Membership.
The Archive of all e-mails sent to the list
can
be found www.edlug.ed.ac.uk/archive/
A person who is a subscriber to the EdLUG mailing list AND has Identified themselves AND received an EdLUG e-mail address and PGP Key can be a member of EdLUG(Outreach) if they wish.
A person within EdLUG(Outreach) that holds an elected position.
An easy way to describe the dynamics of EdLUG. A coffee shop is a social gathering rather than a Bazaar which is a market place.
It is nearly impossible to gain a consensus about a subject from all EdLUG subscribers. It is possible to get a consensus of the interested and therefore a decision on that subject.
The method where, if there are no objections to an idea then the idea is accepted.
A method to get approval from a mailing list in the case of a dispute.
Combines the No Objections method and the Fishing method forming the etiquette required to gain a consensus from EdLUG.
After using No-Objections, Fishing or Trawling a Decision E-mail is sent to the list to summerise and confirm the decision.
EdLUG and EdLUG(Outreach) are in a constant state of meeting on the mailing list. There are also face to face meetings for socialising and discussion.
Free Software, Linux, and Open Source Software.
This is where the person who volunteers to actually do the work for the group has more say in how it is done. Titles are earned through, contributions of work, expertise, respect.
The best way to become a Penguin Wrangler is to try not to be one, just be the best at what you enjoy and are good at doing.