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title: LUG Constitution
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## Article 1. Name
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This organization shall be referred to as the Linux Users Group at the
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University of California, Los Angeles (LUG@UCLA). The University of California,
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Los Angeles will hereafter in this document be referred to as "UCLA," or "the
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University."
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## Article 2. Statement of Purpose
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Linux is both a powerful, freely-available computer operating system and a
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fascinating sociological event with few parallels, the product of an
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international programmer community that exists independently of any national
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boundaries.
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The LUG@UCLA's purpose is to facilitate learning, creativity, and the
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advancement of computer science. To accomplish this goal, LUG@UCLA promotes the
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use of the Linux operating system at UCLA by encouraging its use among
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students, faculty, staff, and University departments; by providing a support
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network for Linux users; and by building a library of Linux- related materials.
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In attempting to promote the use of Linux, we also encourage programming under
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this operating system in the form of student-coordinated projects. LUG@UCLA
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student projects must benefit the UCLA community, the Linux community, or any
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subsets of the two. All software produced under the auspices of LUG@UCLA shall
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be distributed under the GNU General Public License, or the GNU Lesser General
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Public License, as appropriate.
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The group will have any number of projects being worked on at a given time,
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each with its own methods of organization and responsibility. The sole
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limitation on such projects is that they fall within the rules and focus of
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LUG@UCLA.
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## Article 3. Membership
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### Section 1. General Membership
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LUG@UCLA grants membership to anyone who asks for it. There shall be no
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membership fee or interviews.
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### Section 2. Policy of Non-discrimination
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LUG@UCLA, in accordance with applicable Federal and State law and University
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Policy, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
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religion, sex, disability, age, medical condition, ancestry, marital status,
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citizenship, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran of the Armed Forces.
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LUG@UCLA also prohibits sexual harassment. This non-discrimination policy
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covers organization membership, access to organization programs and activities,
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and the general treatment of members in the organization.
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## Article 4. Offices and Elections
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LUG@UCLA shall operate on a collaborative style of leadership, employing one
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President, three Vice-Presidents, and one Treasurer. LUG@UCLA shall elect
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officers once per academic year or as necessary. Only members currently
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enrolled as UCLA undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to hold
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office. All members of the group are allowed to vote in elections of the
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LUG@UCLA.
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We will use the approval voting system. Voters select which candidates they
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approve of (they can select multiple), and the candidate with the most approvals
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wins.
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Ties will be broken by a game of SuperTuxKart.
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### President
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This individual is the official liaison to the University, handles all school
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administrative issues, and is responsible for the group, its regular LUG or
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Officer meetings, dealing with other clubs, giving direction on LUG activity
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projects, and the delegation of tasks to be carried out on behalf of the LUG.
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This individual is one of the 3 signatories at club registration time.
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### Vice President / External
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This officer handles corporate relations, letters of thanks, company visits,
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guest speakers, room reservations, and arranging for a food sponsor at
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Installfests, etc. This individual is one of the 3 signatories at club
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registration time.
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### Vice President / Marketing
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The Marketing Director is responsible for the general improvement of the
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groups's reputation and profile through advertisement and other means,
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organizing materials & club T-shirts for quarterly events & resource fairs,
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directing publicity for the LUG, and growing LUG identity and spirit.
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### Vice President / Internal
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Internally, this person is responsible for the System Admin in the Lug lounge,
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general hardware upkeep and maintenance of the Lounge and its appearance, and
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is general ombudsman.
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### Treasurer
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The treasurer transfers LUG student club account funds and clears
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reimbursements. This person handles any financial matters, including making
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financial records available to authorized University officials upon request.
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This individual is one of the 3 signatories at club registration time.
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Leadership will act analogous to package maintainers in the open-source world.
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Anyone in the club is free to submit “patches” to the club. Officers should be
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involved in any meaningful changes to the club, but should not have absolute
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authority on patches to the club.
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## Article 5. Meetings
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LUG@UCLA shall hold general meetings at least once a quarter. The meetings shall
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be open to the public—membership is not a requisite to attend.
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## Article 6. Amendments to the Constitution
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This constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the Membership at a
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General Meeting or a Special Meeting called for the purpose of voting to amend
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the constitution.
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## Article 7. Provision to Make Financial Records Available
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Financial records can be made available to University Officials upon request.
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Said requests can be submitted electronically via email and must provide a
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detailed description of the type of records requested.
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