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__Rule 2__ %%%
The society is being established with following purpose and aims in mind%%%
''Define Free Software Here''
-* As a support community for Open Source and FreeSoftware
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+* As a support community for Open Source and Free Software
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* As a support community for Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD (and other Open Source or Free Operating Systems)
* As a vector for the promotion of Open Source software and Operating Systems within non-profit, commercial and industrial organisations
* As a vector for the promotion of Open Source software and Operating Systems within government bodies, including but not limited to educational bodies of all levels, medical bodies,local and national government, and political parties.
+__Rule 2a__%%%
* As a means of providing additional support and resources to its members. Such resources may include but are not limited to: email account, shell account, access to a society library of technical books. Only members of the society have access to these resources.
__Rule 3__%%%
In order to join the society one must pay the yearly subscription fee to the society. Said fee is determined by the committee of the society and can be changed as the needs of the society changes. Membership is not required: the meetings are open to all and casual requests for assistance or information are allowed. Non-members will not have access to the areas outlined in Rule 2a: above.
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If the society ever needs to borrow money, the matter should be raised at an AGM for resolution. The purpose of the loan should be checked to ensure it lies within the objectives of the society.
__Rule 11__%%%
In the event of the liquidation of the society, a trustee will be appointed to hold any non-liquid assets of the society, including but not limited to the contents of a society library. These assets should be held in trust for use by any member of the public under similar rules to how they were governed within the society. If a suitable trustee is not found, then the appointment will go to a geographically close society or club of similar interests (for example, the Auckland Linux Users Group) Liquid assets shall be split equally amongst remaining society members.
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+\[1\]
+Open Source Software is defined by the Open Source Initiative at http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php; a copy of this definition is included with this charter.
+Free Software is defined by the Free Software Foundation at http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html; a copy of this definition is included with this charter.
+Software covered by either of these concepts are generally distributed with licenses such as as the GNU General Public License (GPL) (http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.html), the BSD License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php) or the Mozilla Public License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mozilla1.1.php). This list is not exhaustive nor is it intended to define bounds on the defenition of Free or Open Source software; this footnote is merely here as a reference for the reader.
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Some notes about forming an IncorporatedSociety can be found in IncorporatedSocietiesNotes
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