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| DATE | 2003-07-16 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Update on Handbook
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Well the next section should be on Membership requirements, and then will be
the NYLXS road map, and finally it's committee structure. There is an outside
chance this can be finished by Friday. Then I'll call a membership committee meeting
and arainge for the oirentation schedule for members, and printing.
I hope this becomes the NYLXS bible, but who knows.
Ruben
On 2003.07.16 08:31 "Inker, Evan" wrote:
>
> After reading this post, I'm deeply vexed and left in a quandary whether I
> should start singing
>
> Glory Glory Hallelujah, His Truth Keeps Matching On"
>
> Or
>
> "Go Down Moses, Let My People Go!"
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Evan M. Inker
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ruben Safir [mailto:ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 11:14 PM
> To: hangout-at-nylxs.com
> Subject: [hangout] Update on Handbook
>
>
>
> What is this document:
>
> This is the handbook for NYLXS Members. In this document new members
> will find the basic outline of what NYLXS is, what the roll is for its
> members, and the rights and responsibilites which members have in the
> relationship to NYLXS and and the general Free Software community.
>
> If your reading this document, it means that you've taken an important
> first step in your development as a good citizen of the Free Software
> community and the world at large. It means that you've paid your NYLXS
> dues, and have made a commitment to improving in a meaningful fashion
> your future, and the future of others. Let me be the first person to
> stand up, shake your hand, and welcome to to NYLXS. Your contribution
> is apreciated.
>
> Our generation has been lucky enough to have been born at one of the
> critical junctions in human history when the decisions we make today,
> and the technology which we are developing will alter pernamently the
> fabric of our reality as a society and a civilization. With the
> explosive growth of digital information, we have in our grasp today the
> ability break long standing barriers to individual and social progress
> through the wide spread of inexpenssive information and
> communications. Computer technology has lowered to barrier of entry
> for nearly every individual on the planet to become a full participant
> in the global economy and are responsible members of the world
> community.
> The very shape of human psycology and cultural reference is making a
> massive shift do to the availablilty of inexpenssive digital
> communications. This event has only taken place two other times in
> human civilization. The first time mankind was on such a threshold was
> with the invention of the written word. Prior to the invention of
> writing, mankind existed as an undomesticated, wild species. Early
> examples of prehistoric art and tools shows a fundementally different
> species from the perspective of social fabric and individual thought.
> Primitive cave art shares a free flow of form, without structure,
> horizon lines or sufficticated organizations. The naturalistic styles
> of these prehistoric civilizations, such as they represent a
> civilization, are relatively devoid of abstract symbolism to the degree
> of post writing civilization. In fact, writing itself was a great leap
> in abstraction from pictorials and pictureglyphs of prehistoric man.
>
> After the invention of writing, the change in civilization was sudden,
> and dramatic. It reflects a new human species where the accumulation
> of knowledge and the ability to create and work in the abstraction of
> written language allowed for the not only a completely different
> fundemental thinking process for the human species, but also allowed
> for organization of society along classes of power and wealth. There
> is no way to think about conquering your neighbor over the hill if you
> don't have the written word to record and coney accounts of their
> assets and advantages, to communicate remotely with your allies and
> enemies, and without a means to construct a governing administration
> over a wide geographical area.
>
> Obviously, those with the ability and resources to become educated in
> writing could standardize their belief systems and enforce those
> beliefs on those without such means available to them. In fact, as
> soon as the ability to write is developed, the monopolization of means
> of writing immediately becomes the tool of power and wealth. After
> nearly a 1000 years of revolution, which cumumlates and finally
> stabilizes with the advent of the Greco-Roman empire in the West, and
> the great Chinese Dynasties in the east. Civilization cursed along in
> nuetral for about a 1000 more years until the next great revolution,
> which this time democratized greately the distribution of information
> and knowledge. This next great technological revolution is rise of the
> printing press in the West. The advent of the printing press sets off
> both the Western Renaissance, the Age of Exploration, and the 400 years
> of bloodshed which we euphamistically call the Protestant Revolution,
> which expressed itself as not only a struggle between the knowledge
> rich Catholic Church against the developing middle classes of Europe,
> and plays itself out in a broader sense in the entire colonial era
> exploitation of native peoples world wide. If you think to brush off
> the democratizing affect of inexpensive paper books, consider the
> import that Southern American slave owners put on keep their negor
> slaves illiterate.
>
> The advent of the printing press unleashed a whole new kind of human
> being, and a new kind of civilization.
>
> And today, we are facing a new revolution in information, one where Al
> Greenberg sneezes on the stock echange at 2:00PM in NY and prices in
> world markets fall in stock prices at 2:01PM, even in Hong Kong.
>
> Clarily the choices we make today will affect our civilization and our
> species for hundreds, if not thousands of years into the future. How
> will that world look, and how bloody will the the transition for
> civilization be? This is the questions NYLXS is concerned with. We
> believe Free Software is the key to keeping a Free Society into the
> future, and is the best way to guarantee that we can maximize the
> benefits of the digital revolution, while minimizing the potentional
> pitfalls, such as those described in the important fictional work by
> George Orwell in the book titled '1984'.
>
>
>
> What is NYLXS?
>
> NYLXS is a non-profit educational corperation incorperated in 2002 in
> the State of New York. It is run by an elected board of members drawn
> from the general membership. The organization is established for the
> education of the public about Free Software. The primary mission of
> NYLXS is education. We educate the public about Free Software and the
> importance of Free Software in the three pillars of modern society:
> The sphere of business, the sphere of the body politc, and the sphere
> of education. The policies of NYLXS are designed to promote leadership
> in Free Software Ideals. NYLXS is in the business of education as
> outlined and as a basis for its basic charter with the State of New
> York.
>
> NYLXS is also in the business of developing leadership, both for the
> present, and for the future. Leadership skills in Free Software
> advocacy is the primary membership benefit. New members are trained to
> lead by sharpening their skills in public presentation, in
> organizational skills, in writing skills, in technical skills, in
> collaberation skills, and in political skills. These skills are
> developed by applying lessons to real world problem solving.
>
> What does NYLXS offer me a member?
>
> NYLXS offers you nothing as member accept for the opportunity to make a
> differrence in the world and to learn leadership/ Although members of
> NYLXS often achive some personal satisfaction, or other minor benefits,
> anyone joining NYLXS expecting direct benefits, or to become rich, is
> going to be largely disappointed. NYLXS was established as a vehicle
> for you to make meaningful contributions to others. In exchange, we
> hope you find commradery, friendship, and a sense of individual
> accomplishment. But other than that, NYLXS is focused on contributions
> that we make to the public, not achivement of individual goals.
>
> Is NYLXS a techology organization?
>
> With certainty, the answer to this question is no. NYLXS is an
> educational organization. Teaching the public about the importance of
> Free Software is this mission of NYLXS, and teaching about the
> political orientation with regard to digital information in which Free
> Software needs to survive and which has succeeded to propel it into a
> world-wide phenomena. While the disemination of technical skills to
> professionals and the public as a whole is a part of the over mission
> of NYLXS, it is only one goal of many, and not even the largest goal of
> the organization.
> How does one become a member of NYLXS?
>
> Voting membership in NYLXS is achieved by paying a $40 annual
> membership fee, plus giving 20 hours of approved volunteer hours within
> the framework of the NYLXS's committees. In addition, new memebers
> need to attend a 2 hour orientation session. Committee heads need to
> attend a 2 hour leadership seminar anually.
>
> NYLXS sounds like serious business.
>
> Yes - it is.
>
> NYLXS Membership Code of Conduct
>
> 1.Do no harm:
> Members of NYLXS are expected to represent the organization and members
> in a positive way. Public remarks disparaging other members
> motivations, religion, creed, sex, or other affiliations is stickly
> forbidden. The main NYLXS mailing list, hangout-at-nylxs.com, as well as
> the FSCC and the learn mailing lists are considered public and not the
> place for rigorous organizational disagreements. While it is
> encouraged that members participate in orgnizational business on the
> hangout mailing list, and even voice disagreement and engage in the
> process of government, the following activities are highly discouraged :
> Attacking to motivations of a member for an actitivity or action they
> take in their duties.
> Public discussion of private or personal matters for the purpose of
> embarassing a member or in the course of discussing other matters
> between members and then having private issues filter into the public
> discussion.
> Statements made designed to hinder the effectiveness of another member
> in the course of their duties, or designed to give a member a leg up on
> another member in the group.
> Statements designed to harm another members business, job or client
> relationships
> 2. Follow the NYLXS Charter in word and spirit:
> NYLXS, Inc is different from most Free Software organizations. NYLXS
> is a legal entitity with a legal charter, trademarks and copyrights.
> In addition, NYLXS has chatel (legaleze from real property) with
> includes multiple computers, a video camera, sound equiptment, and
> more. As a member of NYLXS it is your responsibility as a member to
> familarize yourself with the charter and other rules. This handbook is
> designed as a general source for this information, but it is not likely
> to be complete.
> In addtion, NYLXS has specific goals and an overall plan as to how to
> accomplish its stated mission. These specific goals might evolve over
> time, but as a member of NYLXS you will be expected to support the
> organizations specific methods and goals. Even as a member of the
> NYLXS board, one needs to keep in mind that your a temporary holder of
> office, and you should respect the tradition, and efforts of the
> organization.
> NYLXS affords you many oppurtunities to develop both leadership and
> exercize your voice as a voting member. It is within the structure of
> the NYLXS governance that you have been granted the priviledge to
> affect policy and direction. Nobody, even the NYLXS founder, is bigger
> than the organization.
> 3.Work To be Better Tomorrow:
> One of the key elements to an effective organization, may it be in
> business, politics or any other venue, is that the organization is able
> to recruit and develop talent from within, and to train its members in
> the fundementals of leadership and administration. Much of NYLXS's
> success has been directly atributable to tight organization, and well
> thought out planning. Furthermore, our organization has grown in its
> ability to represent itself to government, beurocrats, business
> leaders, Congressmen, city officials and the public. If you think
> you've learned everything there is to know about influencing others,
> making presentations, and leading in the field, then NYLXS is not the
> organization for you. NYLXS needs people capable to leading and
> capabile of following. In fact, the first lesson of leadership is
> learning how to follow effectively.
> NYLXS has a great need for leutenents in the field, as actions, in
> setting up functions, in doing the leg work. These are all skills
> which you can later apply to all other aspects of your life. The basic
> people skills which will lead to success for your NYLXS carreer will
> serve you in every other organization you will ever be come part of.
>
> 4.Help others:
> As a member of NYLXS, and as part of the NYLXS mission, we are always
> looking for ways to constructively help others in the Free Software
> community. Your participation in other groups in the New York area
> which advocate Free Software such as NYLUG, NY Wireless, Perl Mongers,
> NYPHP, GNUBIES, etc, as a member and representitive of NYLXS is highly
> encouraged. There are exceptions to this, however, and you should
> check with NYLXS leadership for more details on this.
> 5. Don't Just Think About Doing Something, Do it.
> NYLXS has a motto: We are Do'ers. In organizing events, and getting
> things done, NYLXS always has more to do than we have hands. Pick up
> the slack. Ask how you can help. Schedule some extra time. Review
> the calender of events frequently and anticpate the needs of committee
> events and be ready to help. This is the organization which held a 14
> hour installfeast (until 4 in the morning) and followed it up a trip to
> Washington DC. And some of our members would describe that as a
> regular day in the organization.
>
>
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